Paper Thin
Sometimes, I don't think my parents realise that the walls are paper thin, they talk loudly and I have good hearing..
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Smirky Smirk
...this is not a guilt trip, you feel guilty because you know I'm right..
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Toddler Times
The boy has not been easy today. I'm fairly sure there is a bottom shaped imprint in the naughty step. He is testing out his boundaries and trying to play us off against one another.
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Loved Ones Past
Our son woke up this morning screaming at 4am, he's not yet one and teething, both my partner and I aren't at all well either, after over a hour and trying to comfort him we tried putting him down to...
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In Thrall
I sometimes record Alice while she's playing with her dolls and 'little people'. She will sit there for hours in a world of her own, babbling, and chatting to them; it is the babble that fascinates...
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Me Time
I've always struggled with the concept of "me-time".
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It's Wonderful..
It's wonderful when you are old enough to watch your son with his own children. To see the love he has for them and the wisdom he teaches them.
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At the park
Sitting at the zoo I watched a father and his young daughter moving between the various exhibits of animals.
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Young People:
We always complain about our parents. They just cant win. They cant always get us everything we want. They might not always understand us. But I have a story to tell you.
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Ode To Adolescence
By Janell Burley Hofmann I have a dream that I am looking at a baby. He is mine, all wrapped up in a blanket on a hospital bed. He is hooked up to machines and I am worried.
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Can You Have Too Much Sleep?
Last week was pretty busy. Up early and working late every day. The weekend comes, and I am in sole charge of our children.
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Drowning
The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water.
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Dear Sammy, From Santa
Coming home from school with his mother, one crisp December afternoon, Sammy was delighted to see that a letter was waiting for him.
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Dear Sammy, From Santa
Coming home from school with his mother, one crisp December afternoon, Sammy was delighted to see that a letter was waiting for him.
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Be A Father
Well, i really want to be a father, but sometimes i feel some doubts. I think that i will still practising meanwhile..
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A Gift of Love
My 9 year old son, Jordan, has been difficult to parent lately. Tempers, attitudes, pushing every boundary possible. Very frustrating but always an opportunity for growth and to demonstrate love.
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Parenting Part I
Six months it's big smiles Until the teething begins Then it's sleeplessness. At one arms aching Mobility has started So be flight of feet. Two trouble begins.
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All Your Fault
Just remembered reading this from a very long time ago in some book -. "They fuck you up, your mom and dad,. They don't mean to, but they do. They fill you up with the faults they had,.
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Desde ahí dentro
Desde ahí dentro ya te escucho, te siento y te veo. Desde ahí dentro jugamos, te espero. Desde ahí dentro ya eres algo mía, preciosa, en silencio. Desde ahí dentro, pequeña cosita mía, te quiero..
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Untitled
There was a small boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that each time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail in the back of the fence.
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