What The F Happened this Week: School, No-School and a Dodgy Water Pipe

It is Friday night (well, it was when I wrote this, it is now Sunday evening) and whilst many twenty-somethings … More

On My Daughter Starting School and the Other Things

“….and if someone is mean to you, or doesn’t want to play with you then..well… fuck them!” “Mummy!! Fuck is … More

I’ve noticed a bit of a theme developing recently with some of the comments Maia makes, in particular reference to … More

Above: The High Street, Oxford It’s Monday afternoon and I have a few minutes to squeeze in a blog post … More

Quite recently I had a conversation that sparked tiny embers of fury in me. I was feeling a little fragile … More

“Shhhh Mummy be quiet! We’ve got to find the NIGHT NINJA…” “Oh okay..well where do you think he/she is?” “I … More

“Raspberries are blown, there’s a lot of excitable screaming, and kisses are flying everywhere.” Last night I had one of … More

“Friendship is about quality not quantity, it’s about the people you surround yourself with.” Texas was a freakin dream. Not … More

I don’t even know where to begin on this blog post as it’s been so long and I’ve got a … More

“A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson It was cold, wet and grey but none of … More