I believe that there are some people who are made to be parents. And I also believe that some are not. I am one of the latter. Parenting doesn’t come “naturally” to me. It is neither easy nor instinctive. I had to be taught everything I know by others and it still didn’t make me […]
What I know about motherhood
This post is dedicated to my sister, P, who is expecting her first child in late November and who will finally make me an auntie. We have an odd relationship, as there is 14 years between us, so that basically, she had an extra parent in me, and then she was and is that extra […]
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
So the boys have had two visits with their dad and still my anxiety refuses to pipe down. While all is civil and they seem to really enjoy re-acquainting themselves with him, I keep wondering when things are going to go pear-shaped. I had an unexpected visit from Child Protection shortly after the first visit and […]
Am I doing the right thing?
My boys are seeing their father next week. Not because he asked, but because I reached out and offered. After a meditation last week, I was filled with such a great need to be free of this hatred, to let go of the anger and pain and the only way forward seemed to be to […]
Still here
This is the second post I’ve started to write after months of not. The other one just rambled on and on and didn’t have a point and I don’t know whether this one will. I love the way Eden writes. Her words just seem to tumble out willy nilly, but they tumble out into a […]
