Family Life Archive

Emmeline… as in Pankhurst.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said this in the last 75 months when people (inevitably) mishear my daughter’s name. Emmeline. Pronounced Emma-leeeeen. As in Pankhurst, yes, that is who she’s named after. …

Parental support

Something I’ve mentioned before (multiple times) but still really bothers me, is the lack of parental support of children with additional needs. Does it even exist? I am so honoured to often hear from parents …

When you meet a good’un

What are your top stresses when it comes to hospital appointments? For me, it’s absolutely that the doctor will be terrible with Jude. To define “terrible” I could give you so many examples but I …

Change is a beauty

The weekend for me is a time to reflect on the previous week, as well as the one coming my way. To be honest, I’m exhausted by the weekend so I’m not entirely sure the …

It’s nearly half term woo hoo!

Ok, slightly sarcastic title, sorry. How are we all doing? Loving the groundhog day-ness of life?   If I’m honest, it’s starting to break me a little. The monotony, the pressure to always be alert, …

School memories

  In light of Elsa soon to be leaving her prep school for secondary, I thought it would be funny to share some school memories of my own. Granted I have the most shocking memory …

Special needs siblings

As you know, Jude has two siblings. Sisters, Elsa (11) and Emmeline (4). I love to watch their relationships develop and am constantly analysing how the girls feel about life with Jude.   It’s totally …