I could make this short and sweet and simply write “plenty of alcohol and valium”. But that is neither sustainable nor healthy, so even though I have had a few more glasses of wine than usual and a tablet or two of valium at peak anxiety times, they are not my main coping strategies. What […]
Mother of teenagers
When I had little children and struggled with mothering them, I often wondered if it (parenting) ever got easier. Some people said yes, but most people said that it just gets different. I am now one of those second lot of people. Yes, it just gets different. I also now subscribe to the saying that […]
Why I still don’t love parenting
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 […]
