Monthly Archive: March 2018
Like many conditions, people with autism are often lumped together as sharing all the same traits and characteristics. We would never do this for any other assemblage of society so why is it deemed …
Jude, I guess like most children, knows what he does and doesn’t like when it comes to story time. And being my first child, I was one of those amazingly enthusiastic reading mums. Every evening, …
The evening that Jude was born, I left the hospital dazed, exhausted but content. Content that I had survived a long labour but bewildered as to what to do with this little scrunched …
Jude’s birthday party on Saturday was lovely. It was tiny, just a few friends and family but perfect for the birthday boy himself. He did a lot better than I thought he would, engaging with …
I adore my allotment. It’s a refuge, an individual peaceful haven that I retreat to for some nature related therapy when life is becoming all encompassing. Originally, I took on our plot when …
It’s a couple of weeks away but already I’m thinking that YES this time, I will be that organised parent who has lots of wonderful day trips planned for the family. Typically for me, I …
I’ve been asked before why I even bothered giving my children names because I only ever refer to them by their nicknames. It’s funny how when you’re pregnant, you think of these beautiful names …