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Decisions
WARNING EXPLICIT COMMENT Sometimes being a parent is hard. Today we received a letter from Ashley’s school asking us about the upcoming Sex Ed course. We are used to these and usually rubber stamp...
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Lernin’
I was delighted a few years ago when my daughter told me she had decided to follow me into education. Teaching primary school kids for 7 years was a joy for but didn’t provide me with a path forward....
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Brexit
To those of you living in an igloo or at the very top of a Banyan tree in New Guinea, Brexit is a shorthand for Britain’s Exit from Europe. I could write a post on my hatred of this tendency to blend...
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Social media “friends”
The recent fuss over Brexit (Britain’s exit from the EU) has provided me with a chance to Spring Clean my Social Media. Friends are all well and good but they come in all shades of grey (in its...
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Fire Night
A few years ago a factory in the industrial estate across the road burned down. It was part of a complex of six units all butted up next to each other. They varied from a fruiterer, to a ducting...
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Blogaversary
It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. I first started blogging in 2004, 12 years ago. Here’s a screenshot: Reading this again my expectations were a little high. The chances of an old...
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Uncle P.
Family are never the easiest of folk to get on with. We’re born into them, survive with them for a time and then gradually snip them from our lives. My Mum came from a big family. Over the years they...
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I’m back
Well that was a long time without so much as a Hiya. Life, as they say, happened. Several hugely interesting things have now finally settled but the upshot is that as a family we are all happy, loving...
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Feelings
I’m not empathic by nature. Or rather, I don’t have an emotional empathy, mine is more cognitive. I understand what folk are going through but never share their feelings. Fortunately my wife is quite...
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Friends of the school
My little boy has just started High School, which over here in Blighty means 11-16. Most kids then go on to a sixth form college to study further qualifications to get them a job or a place at a...
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Plenty to see.
My two year eye checkup was due this morning. Gill had the car to take Cerys up for a doctor’s appointment so I walked into town. It’s only a mile but you see so much. First I noticed the progress of...
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A world without Down’s Syndrome
I’ve just watched Sally Philips’ documentary and found myself moved. The gist of the piece was to inform us that a new foetal test is being reported that is non invasive and which is said to be almost...
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In the pink
Tomorrow’s another birthday and while it’s not a significant one, it still stands as a reminder that I’m ageing. I think what’s particularly scary at the moment is Mum’s progress through the early...
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The best present
After a pile of great presents and cards from my Lovelies this morning, I managed to get a last minute booking to have my blood pressure tested. A year ago my weight was touching 200 lbs which for my...
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Disability 101
I love that awareness of Disability is growing. The biggest move forward in my lifetime is the gradual acceptance of people who have various challenges in their life. An important aspect of this move...
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In tens
50 years ago I would have been playing out with my older brother taking turns on his red tricycle. I’ve been back to see the house and it seems so much smaller now. Life was simple, life was good....
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Age with his stealing steps
Spent the morning picking Mum up for a Doctor’s appointment. She forgot her key, to shut a window, her coat and her stick. As we walked to the car her trousers slipped a little so she had to stop to...
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Time Travel
The call this morning came as a shock. Mum sounded more together than she has in a long time. I’d been to the doctor with her on Monday and we are in the process of sorting out her home care. She...
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Feeling the weight
Life is a bit tough at the moment. Mum’s dementia is taking up much of my time. I’ve been to the GP with her twice now and fortunately he’s bright enough to see through her deceptions. She’s...
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Home care?
The last couple of days have been hard. Mum’s dementia has become a little more obvious. Last week she greeted a visiting psychy nurse in little more than a blanket. This week she was assessed for...
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