Going on strike? What’s your view on it?
There’s a big strike on tomorrow and I’m very torn about it, are you? I have three children and one will be off school as a result. That means as a self-employed person, I cannot work tomorrow and I feel annoyed about that. On the other hand I’d intended to have that day as [...]
Empty Nest Syndrome: hell or hallelujah?
As thousands of young people start university in the UK and various other countries this week, how does the semi-permanent departure of young son or daughter affect us busy working mothers? Talk about a double-edged sword… Last weekend my son’s father and I drove Son to his university lodgings in a 300K population English city [...]
Fat or Fantasy?
A couple of weeks ago the Mail on Sunday printed a story of a family in Dundee, Scotland who were facing having 4 of their 7 children removed and placed into care because they were all overweight. They claimed that they did feed the children well and no there are no medical issues surrounding the [...]
Grateful for School Holidays
Some of you will know that my daughters live with their father and they’re with me every second weekend and half the school holidays. In Scotland our summer holidays start much earlier than they do in the rest of the UK, and I’m now on countdown until they leave having had 4 whole weeks together. [...]
For all Victims of Domestic Violence, Their Family, and Friends
Every Tuesday we feature an article called “in her shoes” where one of our community here talk about their own experience on a topic that is “taboo”. If you would like to share your experience, anonymously if you want please get in touch. I am a victim of domestic violence, along with my youngest son [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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