I can’t believe that you are no longer my baby. Although I’ve known it for a while, it’s now staring me in the face as you clock over to 2! So much has happened since that Wednesday morning two years ago.... Oh Twoodles!
February 26, 2021
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I can’t believe that you are no longer my baby. Although I’ve known it for a while, it’s now staring me in the face as you clock over to 2! So much has happened since that Wednesday morning two years ago.... Diary of a Parent
January 29, 2021
in Stories of My Life
Feeling all the feels this week! Monday Two more sleeps until Older goes to school. Like every parent, I can’t believe that this day is upon us so quickly. I have mixed emotions. For a long time I’ve wanted to be... Mpumelelo
September 7, 2020
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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,... Raising Bonus Kids
July 31, 2020
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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... The Yes/No Mom
July 5, 2020
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I have known both these precious moms, Kate and Steph, for much of their lives. (See The No Mom and The Yes Mom) I remember the play dates, the accounts of playground princess games and their mutual love for Jesus. Both fathers... The “Yes Mom”
June 27, 2020
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Have let my child eat cake for breakfast? Check. Have let my child make massive puddles around the kitchen sink while I read a book? Check. Have let my child go to bed without a bath after playing in the sandpit? What’s a... You Hold My Heart
June 24, 2020
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My Lovely, Happy Birthday! How blessed I am to have you at my side, guiding me, sticking with me through the good, bad and ugly and getting old(er) with me! You know that I’m not a letter type of girl. But... The “No Mom”
June 17, 2020
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I’m a child’s worst nightmare. I’m the “No Mom”. I’m not the “Middle-of-the-Road Mom. And I’m definitely not the cool “Yes Mom”! I am the spoilsport, the fun killer and the hard, cold, “No Mom”. I say no to playing in... Postnatal Depression
May 24, 2020
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AWARD-WINNING POST: SOUTH AFRICAN PARENTING BLOG AWARDS – WINNER BEST TEARJERKER 2020 My daughter didn’t know what had just happened. An empty cup hurtled over her head and her mommy screamed at her. She broke down in confused and frightened tears as... Let The Children Come
February 8, 2020
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I’m sure we all know people who have been put off Christianity because It’s been “rammed down their throats.” Some parents sit on the fence about how much to “force” their children to do with regards to Christianity for fear of “putting... 