September 2009

Money well spent

The nursery teacher hands me the small brown envelope that I immediately recognise as the school fees. I am about to throw it away when I remember that Ben is staying for the lunchtime hour this term and therefore I will, for the first time, have to pay fees. It is only for that hour [...]

The best news since this whole sorry time started

My son has been leaking protein into his urine, scarring his kidneys, for the last nine months and probably longer than that too. He has managed a couple of days at zero or trace now and again in the last two or three months but it never lasted and he had a miserable summer holiday [...]

Lessons in parenting

I love this piece from Anna Maxted in the Guardian today about calling in the parenting pros for lessons in professional parenting. I’m a firm believer in reflective listening and building self-esteem rather than punitive discipline but it’s not always easy, or even possible, when presented by a recalcitrant seven year old or a three [...]

Shouldn’t write anything really

What are you doing?/What’s on your mind?/Short updates for busy people by a busy blogger: Third son has a growing stye in his beautiful eye. SO looking forward to THAT popping. Earlier this week we had a fab day at Legoland. And if I’d ever thought, pre-children, I’d have said THAT, I would have probably [...]