Breaking (the) news
Just had the convo with the kids, to share the news that AJ and I are separating. It went WAY …
Category Archives: a life babelicious
2022 review
2022 has been a strange year. A year of highs and lows, transition and stagnation, introspection / soul-searching, an emotional roller coaster of a year.
Precious parenting moments
There was some tension at the dinner table tonight during New Year’s Eve dinner between the Boy and his dad. …
Focussing on my brilliant little flame
I just wanted to write a post here, dedicated to my darling baby boy. And to remind myself, not to let him suffer, or feel less loved, through accidental ‘benign neglect’, or feel neglected.
Life lessons
I don’t often have the presence of mind and opportunity to impart important life lessons to the boys in the midst of the daily grind – between my work frustrations, personal struggles, and the never-ending logistics and minutiae of daily life – I’m often short, and snappy with them. Instead of taking their ‘misbehaviour’ (really, often it is just behaving in way that is not to my preference and expectations) as opportunities to engage and discuss, my response is to snap at them, which often results in rapid escalations.
Boy & dragon tree
This weekend, Big Boy-O accompanied me to our local nursery, which is my favourite local shop to potter around in …
“He is now a brother!”
Baby-F turned 1 today! And Big Boy announced: “He is now a brother!” I was puzzled, and responded: “But he’s …
Tiger Mum moment
[Note: Happened in December 2016; written up after the fact & publication back-dated] I had a “Tiger Mum” moment recently, …
2 > 1
So how is it having 2 kids?
Second time round is much easier than the first! I think it’s down to a mix of us being more confident parents, and Baby-Ef being a really sweet Textbook / Angel baby, whereas Big Boy was more of a spirited baby.
HLE: Cafe / restaurant role play
Little Buddy’s key worker gave me a bag of Clipo and asked me to do some cafe / restaurant role …