Tag: parenting
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Oh my gawd we’re back again
I think I may just go insaneIs there anyone who can tell me moreHow the hell to survive adjusted level four Am I stressed at all?YeahAm I pissed off much?YeahAm I feeling constrained?YeahThe kids better get their shit together now. I confess I had just been watching This Is Pop on Netflix and had just…
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Tog bag teachings in failure
It’s 7.40am on a Thursday in April and I’m sitting in my car outside school, clutching Aiden’s swimming tog bag in my lap. I had illegally messaged the school asking if I could drop it off for him. This was a big no no, and I’m usually a stickler for rules but in this instance…
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Day Derailed
It started off like any other day… Me trying to figure out what day it is, which kid was going to do what or go where while I worked. Someone was crying. Probably me but at this point does it even matter? Throw in a last minute Tennis lessons for Aiden – where the time…
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Right back atcha
Today I asked Aiden to help me hang the laundry. Let’s ignore the fact that it was after 3pm when I remembered I had put a load of washing on at 8am. If I wasn’t so peeved I’d have taken a photo. After much grumbling and complaining, he just dumped it on the fold out…
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Schooled
Exam time. Correction. Tests and assessment time. “Mom, it’s not exams okaaay?” My boy was not wrong. Test was the right word. Testing my patience. It would have been exams but thanks to Corona, it was tests. A pamphlet outlining the test dates and content covered were sent home, along with leaflets, workbooks and text…
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Change Acknowledged
I was asked the other day if I have taken the time to acknowledge and reflect on the changes that have recently taken place in my life. My initial thought was “what changes?” I love reading Mark Manson’s Mindf*ck Monday newsletter. Do yourself a favour and subscribe. He recently wrote about Harm Inflation – the…
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