Love Island; Pros and Cons

My newsfeeds are flooded since the weekend with Love Island publicity. On the one hand there are many excited viewers clearing their schedules to get stuck in for another series. On the other hand there are many people making very valid declarations of refusal to engage…and I’m in two minds about which side of the…

Reunited

Eeeeeekkkk!! The shrill but infectious sound of over-excited thirty somethings reunited after an 18 month hiatus. “Are we hugging!? Oh go on, shur aren’t we sharing a room we might as well hug!“ They needed this more than they realised. “Right, we have three rooms, who’s with who?“ They pair off, bound for the lift,…

Mam Down

What a fortnight it’s been… illness, injury, more days off sick than the past 10 years combined, and more hours spent on the couch than I ever imagined possible! I’m almost back to myself after an unfortunate run of bad luck. This Mammy has been up on blocks for the first time in… possibly ever?…

Does Your Childs’ Choice of TV Affect their Behaviour?

Mine does. We have had a crazy month with our eldest and his completely erratic behaviour. There were endless issues at home with hyperactivity, aggression, just general mayhem. And then it spilled into school, and that’s where I draw the line. I realised one day recently that his taste in TV had changed lately, and…

Home

The places they describe are not Home. Those places were never Home to anyone. Home is happy. Home is love. Home is comfort. Home is hugs and food and warmth and laughs and rows and play. Hundreds, thousands of women and children were kept there, but they were never Home. Babies were born and taken…