Just a quickie for those of you with babies who are hard to settle. A colleague of mine swears by an app called White Noise. He says he uses it at home and has fed it through his car stereo and his 8 week old falls asleep in minutes. And looking at the website – [...]
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I went back to my old college – St George’s – today. Partly to beg, plead and plunder for my son who would dearly love to follow the family tradition (I think) and go to the college himself this year as he studies his science degree at UWA, but also just to walk the halls [...]
This is my boy, pre-ball. My creation. Well mostly mine. Okay okay he had a bit to do with it. Oh and Groover. But for tonight? That’s mostly me. With my boy’s agreement. Y’know a lot has been said about how expensive girls can be when it comes to the Year 12 ball but I [...]
Just a video today. This is one of my favourites from my daughter’s early days. Here she’s about 14 months old. A determined wee lassie. Many people can’t watch this film without wincing. I’m not sure what it says about my parenting style but I can assure you that no children – or for that [...]
This is why. Ah the follies of youth. Of course none of us would go outside in the Perth sunshine, well known for its lethal properties and expose our skin to within an inch of the burns unit. Would we? Nahhhh. Well not without letting someone we trust apply the sunblock. My poor baby has [...]
No, not the school, me. My son has lost 4% on a recent maths test because of me. The question read something like this: Sam went to a restaurant, he had the choice of two entrees, three main courses and two desserts. Pate and pumpkin soup for the entrees, steak, chicken and beef for main [...]
I love this photo – my two gorgeous ones laughing and enjoying being kids on a swingy roundabout. But they won’t be able to do that again. The fun police – the wrap your children in cotton wool brigade – have decided that it’s too dangerous. I’m in Geraldton and I discover to my SHOCK [...]
I asked my daughter what it was about me that makes me a good mother (yes it’s always about me) and she said: You set boundaries but give us the freedom to make mistakes You talk with us like we’re real people, not children You let us make mistakes and are there when we do [...]
I’ll just look it up on Google if you don’t… So said my daughter last night. My 12 year old. Groover and I were talking about this low carb diet that we’re on. Apparently one of the known side-effects is an increase in libido. There’s even been a book written about it. (men around the [...]
I’ve been looking at some old family videos which we’ve recently digitised, and came across this one of my son’s second cello lesson. Here he is learning to bow. Or not. My friend The Poshi and I decided we’d share lessons and get our sons learning Suzuki cello. I even bought a cello to encourage [...]
