Every day I want to press pause. Every day since my children were born I waver between feeling so totally delighted to watch them grow and thrive and change and learn things, while also feeling something akin to grief that they are growing up so much, much too fast. That every morning when I wake […]
6 years ago
Raising children is a job that really can take it out of you. Between the nappy changes and the lunchboxes and the Lego fights and the lost shoes and misplaced Pokemon cards and the never-ending homework battles, being a parent is pretty much synonymous with having little to no me-time. Or is it…? It turns […]
6 years ago
Being a grandparent, according to my dad, who has five young grandchildren, is life’s dessert. The icing on the cake. The best bit about it all. And watching the bond my children have with their grandparents, it is truly amazing. Grandparents have time. And wisdom. They don’t stress or rush or have a short fuse […]
7 years ago