From the category archives:

In the Past

Bullying, girls and the darker side of boarding school

August 30, 2007

In our ongoing quest to find a suitable school option for Harry I’ve been looking at private schools. Even before my children were born I vowed they would never be sent to boarding school after my own educational experience so it seems ridiculous that I am even considering sending Harry to a private school. But [...]

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Becoming fearless

April 27, 2007

It was February. Cold. Sunny. I delayed getting up, wondering if I should even bother going. But I rose reluctantly, put on my most expensive suit, my smartest boots and a pair of glasses (even though I don’t wear glasses) and headed for the station and a long train journey. In my hand was the [...]

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Taking the concept of sharing to a new level

March 10, 2005

One of the things that motherhood has changed about me, which I no longer think about much, is how I feel about my body. When I was a teenager at boarding school, we had communal showers and bathrooms. To anyone who had any hang-ups about their body, saying it was a bit grim would be [...]

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And the award for best musician goes to….

March 9, 2005

At school prize-giving I was awarded the Hoare Cup for Music. ‘Hoare’ as in ‘Whore’. Oh how we all laughed!

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Some things I’ve done that you probably haven’t

March 7, 2005

I’ve seen this all over the place. I’ve no idea where it started or whom to give credit to for it. I’m also way behind everyone posting it, but that just sums up my life really. So, ten things I’ve done that you probably haven’t (fifteen actually – you’ll see I’m going for quantity over [...]

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Fame and fortune are not enough

February 18, 2005

At the terrible school where I was bullied, there were various offspring of famous people and some pupils who have subsequently become famous. It was that kind of school. One girl went on to be a successful Hollywood actress. She had an older sister whom I barely even noticed. But the younger sister was an [...]

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Bullying and the cruelty children can bestow on each other

February 17, 2005

My Eldest Son, Harry, who has just turned three experienced his first minor incident of bullying today. Because he is three and I am his mother, I did what any self-respecting mother would do and stepped in to stop the situation. When he is older, I won’t be there for him in the same way: [...]

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Labelled

December 17, 2004

If somebody had told me that the anxious feeling I always had a a kid would persist as depression in adulthood I would have wondered what was the point of such an existence? Not as in “I can’t continue”, but as in why would God or whoever put someone on this earth to suffer a [...]

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