Motherhood and Judgement - It's not about you! This is one of my first blogs, which I'm resharing, judgement never seems to go away, so we need to learn to ignore it and move on. Through my work I am privileged to meet so many awesome mothers. Yet nearly every single one feels judged which really saddens annoys me. They talk about how they feel judged by others, how they are … [Read more...]
My Catalyst: Living in Limbo
26/06/2012 By 61 Comments
My Catalyst: Living in Limbo It's day thirteen since mum was rushed to hospital. It was my first time in an emergency resuscitation room, somewhere I hope never return to. Thirteen days of sitting next to mum holding her hand, whispering encouragement, singing songs, telling her how much we all love her and waiting. Waiting for any sign that she will be OK and come through this. We take one step … [Read more...]
Child Behaviour: Making an Uninterrupted Phone Call with Kids
21/06/2012 By 12 Comments
How to work from home with children You child could be sitting there quite happily, playing away, when ring ring there goes the phone. The child looks up , its competitor - the phone has got mum's attention. "Yes, I know I was quite happily doing my own things a minute ago but now that you are on the phone, I really need your full attention!" "Look at me mum, look what I can do, let me … [Read more...]
Parenting: Alzheimer’s and my children “I don’t want granny to die”
08/06/2012 By 95 Comments
Parenting: Alzheimers and my children "I don't want granny to die" When my seven year old son looks at me with pockets of tears welling in his blue eyes and whispers in a broken voice as he tries to keep himself from crying uncontrollably "Mummy I don't want granny to die" I hug him. I hug him so very tight, kiss his forehead and breathe my words out softly back "I don't want granny to die … [Read more...]
“Do you feel Invisible? Treated as if not seen”
10/05/2012 By 29 Comments
Do you feel Invisible?"Invisible - Treated as if not seen" Invisible; that feeling of being totally alone, even when surrounded by people. Invisible; when entering the school playground and all the friendships are all ready formed, so you stand back on the side lines and smile whilst inside you wonder why? Why don't they like me? Invisible; when you go through a whole day and not one person has … [Read more...]
Parenting and Mother genes; The Destroyer, The Hit-man, The Vulture and the Missing Link.
03/05/2012 By 12 Comments
Parenting and Mother Genes; The Destroyer, The Hitman and The Vulture and the Missing Link As I type this it feels like a truck has driven into the right side of my jaw yet I sit here typing, well I can't sleep I'm too sore. The pain in my jaw is an infection, I won't go into all the details, but I only ever feel extreme pain due to having had Guillain-Barre syndrome sixteen years ago, which has … [Read more...]
