On being the daughter of a jealous mother…
For more than 40 years I believed I was a huge disappointment to my late mother and have suffered poor self-esteem and depression from that all my life. It’s only now that I’ve explored the subject, thanks to the internet, that I realise it was sheer jealousy on her part – and that the syndrome [...]
Why I hate Mother’s Day
It’s nothing personal you understand… all the flowers and chocolates and cutesy gifts do wonders for small and large businesses the globe over… but… I don’t have one and I am not one… and it is just a horrendous reminder of losing my mum when she was just 49 with thanks to The North Middlesex [...]
Where there is love, is there honour?
Teenage girl talk We gathered on the top terrace of our friend’s house where we can see our house too. Young girls giggling, exchanging myths and facts. Discussing boys and beauty. Sameerah said “oh come closer girls, I must tell you my new discovery…” We all rushed round her whilst we were all looking over [...]
Primary issues
As a working mum, I have felt extremely lucky to have had an employer who was flexible enough to offer me school hours (and term time only, which has been an incredible blessing). However, all that is likely to change soon due to my office relocating to the North East. This got me thinking about [...]
Why do women find it so hard to go back to work?
Why do women find it so hard to go back to work? Image by Getty Images via Daylife When I had my first son I was under a lot of pressure to make a choice. Stay at home and be a full time mum or relish my maternity leave and go back to work. To [...]
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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