Bear had a terrible, serious treadmill accident and received a full-thickness friction burn when he was 4 years old. My parents had a treadmill at home but we never knew how dangerous that could really be. I was recently reminded of Bear’s accident when a friend suffered terrible burns and was hospitalised. She spoke of …
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Single Parent Life With Chronic Illness | Why I’ve Not Blogged For Months
Wow. I’ve blogged my crafts that I’m sort of contracted to do, but other than that, my blog has been pretty quiet and bare. Life as a single parent with chronic illness is tricky. I’ve been meaning to write an update post for months but I’ve never known how to start it. So. Where do …
Primary Stars | Learning with the Premier League
What do you get if you cross the Premier League with a primary school? A lot of excited children, that’s for sure, but when you think of football, you don’t automatically see a lot of learning experiences. Sportsmanship maybe, but it’s all about the physical skills isn’t it? Well. actually, no. The Premier League have …
Parenting worries keep me awake at night
Mummy worries, anxiety, whatever you call it. Being the parent of a 5 year old keeps me awake at night. So many worries swirl around my head. Parenting worries keep me awake at night. Being the parent of a 5 year old is hard. Not because I don’t love you, I love you more than life …
How was Christmas as a Single Parent
In December, I wrote about The Challenge of Co-Parenting at Christmas and as it’s now behind us, it’s time to update about how it went. How was Christmas as a single parent? Bear’s Dad wasn’t able to meet up to discuss plans but we were able to talk on the phone and we agreed away …
The Challenge of Co – Parenting at Christmas
Here we are, we are hurtling towards my favourite time of the year but as the joy arrives, so does the challenge of co – parenting at Christmas. Lets be real, co parenting is hard. Really bloody hard and my ex and I are a crap example of how to co parent productively. I wish it …
He’s not allowed to play with a doll | Gender Specific World
Despite it being 2016, we still live in a very gender specific world. Some countries are less so than others but on a whole, society and companies are very gender specific. He’s not allowed to play with a doll. The ‘He’ is my son. The voice comes from my ex. Why on earth do so …
Why I don’t want what you have | Single Parent Dating
Single Parent Dating. Not the easiest thing in the world. I think there are few types of single parents. Those that look for a new long term relationship, those that just want fun, those that aren’t looking for someone and those that don’t want to meet someone new. I think I fall into the latter …
How my son learnt to ride a bike at 3 yrs old
I’m sure I was at least 5 if not older before I learnt to ride a bike yet now a days, you can see 3 year olds whizzing around on two wheels. My son was one of them so I thought I’d write my tips to help you if you’re wondering how to teach a …