I finally finished The Glass Castle*, so naturally I have been thinking a lot about dysfunctional families vs normal families. There are so many books about “extraordinary” (for lack of a better word) families** and so many parenting books about … Continue reading
Hot on the heels of recovering from Fighting For Dummies Etienne tells me the girls had an argument at school yesterday that left them both in the naughty corner. As usual Isabel and Mignon’s versions were different as to who … Continue reading
Remember how I was whining about all the parties and not seeing the kids enough and needing a break last week? Well. The weekend started on a high note with mammamammamammamammamammamammamamma from the minute I opened my eyes on Saturday … Continue reading
I’m about to make a confession, hold on to your seats. I suffer from Middleclassilitis*. I could never understand people that furiously check their diaries when you propose a braai/drink/swim/play date. You know, those people that say ‘Yes, what a … Continue reading
I have made the most epic of all epic parenting mistakes. Ever. Daniel hasn’t been well. It started with a sinus thing and skipped along into his chest. We both had a sinus/bronchitis thing this week and where I slowly … Continue reading
It occurred to me this morning that we are not having a great week on the home front. On Monday night, as I was gingerly sipping my much anticipated Vodka Tonic during supper the doorbell rang. It was a lady … Continue reading
To say my day got off to a rocky start would be a grand understatement. I woke up at 04h15 with a start after a terrible dream and lay there until 05h00 when I got up to walk the dogs. … Continue reading
I don’t see myself as an hysterical person, but when I read articles like this one, I feel just a teeny weeny little bit hysterical. It’s no secret that I don’t eat red meat and as a household we are careful with … Continue reading
You know, kids can be pretty ungrateful sometimes. I know that we shouldn’t expect them to understand sacrifice and compromise in the same way us grownups do, but sometimes, just sometimes, I wish they would take a moment and think. … Continue reading
We officially survived the first day of school yesterday and I am very relieved! Our lovely helper (I hate using the word Au-Pair as it feels like it puts us in a certain category, which could not be further from … Continue reading
