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Half term is over - except for the smallest person in the house who is in full Halloween... read more
A faint sloshing noise was seeping through the blue squidgy stuff of my earplugs as I lay... read more
Our cat has gone missing. He hasn't been around since Friday and I'm fearing the worst,... read more
I was working on Saturday at a festival and took some of the team along to help out.... read more
I left school with only GCSEs. Although I managed to get into a career in accounts, and a... read more
I'm in the middle of a very busy week so this will be fairly stream of consciousness or... read more
I'm entering a marathon work week and I'm not sure if I have done enough training to get... read more
Have any other parents and grandparents noticed that their teenage girls' eyebrows,... read more
Daughter three is still in full autumnal celebration, having decorated her entire room... read more
As a 16-year-old girl, I can’t escape it. The desire to be heard, to fulfill my... read more
"I've had a pooper day," announced only son on Wednesday. He wasn't the only one, but his... read more
When I was 18 I spent a year abroad and worked as an au pair for a family in Spain and a... read more
When did teenagerdom start to begin before the teen years? Daughter three is 11 and has... read more
It seems that just in time for a new school year and a new chapter of my life (if you’ll... read more
Only son and daughter three know how to enjoy themselves. In a house full of jaded,... read more
According to a report I read this week, we are working about an hour and 12 minutes longer... read more
So the government wants to bring back grammar schools. Will that make for greater social... read more
Only son has been trying different tactics to get a day off school recently. Last week he... read more
Are we doomed to revisit our old childhood favourites on our own children? Only son has... read more
It was my birthday on Thursday and so I celebrated with a birthday treat trip to sixth... read more
I'm sitting here in the sweltering heat, typing. After an epic battle, the wi-fi is... read more