Are women better parents than men? There is a very short answer to this question, which is of course, no. The more important issue, for me, is the presumption that lies behind the question.
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Shine. Bright and new; special and sparkly. Such a happy word; so much possibility.
As I sit and write this post I am thinking back on a summer of excess! We have had lots of visitors; lots of chatting over a glass, lots of yummy meals, lots of treats. Not very much exercise! It
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Memories of summer First; Summer shines brightly, long and warm and fun. A caravan by the sea, ice cream on the beach; cycling, legs spinning, furious and fast, carefree.
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I do like words that have several meanings for me. As I sat down to write this week’s post, I was still unsure what I would write about.
The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out of his nose. Garrison Keillor I find as I get older my recollections of childhood fade more and more into a blur of
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My daughter is challenging. However hard I try, I cannot find my no voice. Even if I could, I suspect my daughters no voice would still be stronger, certainly more definite.
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Beauty; in the everyday. In the sunshine in our lives, In the puddles that we splash, In the wind that whips our hair.
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It’s a man’s world As a woman who worked in the construction industry for almost twenty years this is a phrase I have heard more times than I care to remember. It by turns irritates, depresses and amuses me.
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I ask the boys to put their shoes on, for the umpteenth time; I shout. I ask the wee girl to stop running in the house, for the umpteenth time; I shout. I ask the kids to tidy up their
