Tag: Children
Parents Owe You Nothing
When I was young, we read agony columns which talked of nothing but love (and sex). We talked of nothing but love (and sex) and how to get love (and sex). The biggest question we had was
‘How do you know when you are in love?’
Parental Paradox
Today Freya when I arrive at school, you are playing outside with the other children. I see you hiding behind a screen and popping out like a jack in the box to the repeated amazement and delighted applause of your teacher. ‘Ta-dah’! You do it 5 times before you spot me. When you see me, [...]
A Selfish Mother
A newborn son just 12 days old, a two year old daughter and a full time business, it’s not often that I get time to myself, nor would it appear rational that I sit down to write an unprompted and unnecessary article after a long night pacing and breastfeeding. I am the luckiest person in [...]
