Managing Expectation With The Usually Fearless Child
I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I sometimes look at my children and am surprised by how incredibly small they actually still are. Because at any given…Continue Reading →
I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I sometimes look at my children and am surprised by how incredibly small they actually still are. Because at any given…Continue Reading →
I had a fairly tumultuous early adulthood with a lot of heartache, many tears, and the extreme desolation that comes…
My most beloved big little girl It’s the day before your last day at preschool and child care center. The world is changing…
Right now, four years ago, I was in the throes of labour. I had been since 4am the day before, but had managed a little sleep, and was ready to…Continue Reading →
How long will it be, till you no longer reach for my hand? How long until dinosaurs and fairies no…
Aviya’s 1st birthday is just over a week away, and while knee-deep in preparations for it, I realised that with…
I realise with surprise, at times, that I am a mother, and that I have a child. No longer a baby, but a girl, a daughter. Daughters. The word catches…Continue Reading →
Dear Ameli You, young lady, are the new benchmark for sisterhood in my world. You have surprised me, blown my…
Dear Ameli, I’m a few weeks late with your 28 month letter – so late, in fact, that it’s nearer…
Dear Ameli, Happy 27 months my girl. I was putting you down for a nap this afternoon and lying there, watching you I thought, “this is a kind of magic”. …Continue Reading →