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Too Many Children

How do you deal with such bad behavior in a five year old?

November 9, 2007

It’s been a dreadful week, culminating in all four of us crying at some point on the school run this morning, Harry because he didn’t want to go to school, Ben because I insisted on holding his hand on the road to stop him from throwing himself in front of a car, William because he [...]

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Morning rush hour

October 17, 2007

I pause at the garage door, boots on, coat and hat pulled tight, and look up at the ominous sky. It’s still dark and more than a little bit foreboding even though I know our walk like the back of my hand and even though I know sunrise will be here within a few minutes. [...]

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More ice for my balls

August 31, 2006

Over the summer I have been taking both my eldest boys to speech therapy. I was dreading loading all three into a hot, sweaty car on a hot, sweaty day when all of them would probably rather be in bed, comatose with exhaustion from occupying each other for a whole morning. And also when I [...]

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Surviving the summer

July 17, 2006

There is one week until the summer break and I’m dreading it, incrementally, by the hour. I’m relying on getting together with friends to share the sheer and utter joy that will be Having Our Children At Home All Day. These friends will be chosen carefully for their child-load: parents with at least two preschool [...]

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Ten minutes

June 14, 2006

So I’ve decided to stop wallowing in self-pity and to get on with Life. I chose this path, right? So I should just suck it up and get on with it. And the baby? Oh, well I’m going to pop him in the cot in the corner and leave him to work out how to [...]

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Mind matters

May 18, 2006

The daily battles start early: Eldest Son, who is four, puts up the best fight he can muster to avoid pre-school each morning. When he gets home he is tired and badly behaved. His teacher told me today that he is acting immaturely at school and is not really ready to start big school in [...]

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I don’t really believe in signs but I have to believe this one for my own sanity

April 25, 2006

So having not quite got around to firing the nanny (I had only actually fired her in my mind)I phoned her yesterday and explained that I wouldn’t need her after today as our arrangements had changed but that I would be very happy if she would like to work one more afternoon to help me [...]

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I just want Mary Poppins

April 18, 2006

I fired the nanny. She kept saying she couldn’t come, often with only a couple of hours notice. Today she called at 11.30 saying she couldn’t come (at 2.30). But, she said, she could come tomorrow instead. No, I said, that’s no good because I ask you to come on Tuesdays because I need someone [...]

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