About a year ago I was travelling home from somewhere and stopped at a tiny petrol station. I had all of the kids with me and as we were waiting for our turn to fill up I remember saying to the boys ...
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It’s all for them
One topic I haven't covered a lot here on my blog is that of Child Custody. And there is good reason. For my ex and I, it has been messy, very messy so I have decided to keep things ...
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Forgiveness is the Key
It's a sad fact of life that you will come across people who hurt you or do you wrong. Their actions might consume you, make you angry, hurt you or leave you devastated. How do you get past ...
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Self Care, Self Worth and Self Respect starts here!
I lost myself again.
I didn't even realise it until I've had time to sit back and reflect.
My friends and family knew I had lost myself. They heard the silence of unanswered text messages and ...
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This is what I did
The first time I realised you had a problem with alcohol I was cleaning up after you had come over the night before to listen to some music. I went to my pantry and saw my new bottle of Gin we opened ...
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Another Year Older
This week I celebrated my birthday. I always write a letter to the boys on their birthdays and this year I thought I'd dedicate a post to my own birthday.
I almost forgot my birthday this year. ...
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Today I cried
Today I cried because the steps I took yesterday to move one step away from you hurt me so much more than they hurt you.
Today I cried because there is no longer excitement and giddiness and I ...
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Thanks for the memories, Geoffrey
By the time Toys R Us opened in Adelaide, South Australia, I had grown out of toys but walking into that store for the first time was something magical, like their slogan always said "don't ever grow ...
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80% Mum
I'm just going to start this post by saying - I have a couple of "trolls" on my page, particularly Facebook.
My reaction to trolls is to delete, ban and not address them BUT for the record I just ...
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Kid, you’ll move mountains!
Dear B2
The night before your 8th birthday I suddenly realised how grown up you had become. I was cooking dinner, buzzing all over the place with B4 under my feet. He touched a hot pot and ...
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