KateBotha

Developing Language

September 16, 2020 in Mommyhood
  When my oldest daughter was 13 months old, I asked my husband how many words he thought she had. “Maybe 50-60?” I thought he was being optimistic! 30 was my guess. Well, we decided to sit down and write down all the...
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Mpumelelo

September 7, 2020 in Stories of My Life
  2012 was my first year as a qualified teacher. I ended up at the last school (of 20+) that I handed my CV into. And, in short, I nearly declined the job despite the impressive starting salary for a teacher. In fact,...
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Choosing a Preschool

September 1, 2020 in Mommyhood
  This a decision every parent agonises over. We want to find the school that will give our child the best. We want a place where they will be extended and encouraged to grow; a place where they will be met where they...
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School or Home?

August 25, 2020 in Mommyhood
  2020 has thrown us all for a loop. Most parents have agonised over what to do with their kids. Some have been at the school gate at the crack of dawn when schools were allowed to open, ready to hand their kids...
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Doing Life Together

August 15, 2020 in Stories of My Life
  “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” Ecclesiates 3:1   There are few people who can boast a 23 year-old friendship at the tender age of thirty. But I’m one of them. I can’t remember...
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Raising Bonus Kids

July 31, 2020 in Mommyhood
  I like to believe that some parents end up raising bonus blessing because God gets so impressed with our parenting skills that He just has to expose them to more children. I have been a deputy parent for over a year and...
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Meet Tshepiso

July 29, 2020 in Uncategorized
  I confess that I know very little about Tshepiso. I have followed her on Instagram for a while (as one does) but one day I stumbled across her blog post, 3 Reasons Why Peppa Pig is Banned in our House and I...
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An Appeal

July 27, 2020 in Stories of My Life
  Dear South African,   Some of you take life’s trials in your stride and choose not to be sunk by the wave rather to ride it out. I wish I could pick up my surfboard like you! By contrast, each day when...
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Singleness and the Church

July 24, 2020 in Stories of My Life
  I’ve always liked the construction “if anyone had told me XYZ when I was younger, I would have….” For example, if you had told my five-year-old self that some day I would not live in the same house as my parents, I...
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Meet Amy

July 22, 2020 in Uncategorized
  Amy has shared my room, shared my toys and shared my life. We also happen to share parents. I have many fond memories of washing dolls’ clothes in the baby bath outside and ironing them with a rolling pin; riding bikes up...
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