Parenting

Warring adults, friendly kids

One of the things my mum has always told me is that, as adults, we should fall out over our kids. Children have a (nasty?) habit of hating each other with a vicious, fiery passion one minute and then the…

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Parenting

Monkey see, monkey do :: Meanness.

Well… when the fudge did it become acceptable to be so MEAN in life? Lately there have been so many different things going on – from blogging world antics to school gate dramas – that just classify as mean. It’s…

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Parenting

Sibling bonds & My Little Pony

Let’s go back to 1992, I’ll set the scene: It’s a brisk January morning (I’m not sure if it was brisk, but I’m setting the tone and it’s January so… yeah) and it’s my third birthday. The living room is…

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