Little Son

First day of school tears – the kid's and your own. I thought I understood that. It's a momentous occasion and everyone gets a little overwhelmed. But once the initial adjustment period is over, everyone is happy with the new arrangement. But I have friends who dread the beginning of the school year and desperately […]

  This one is breaking my balls. And I think he senses it because every time I try to take a step back, he just takes another twenty forward until he is wrapped around me like a suffocating blanket of whiney need. Oh, I love him. That's not in question. And no-one makes me laugh […]

  These two. Oh, man, these two.    I know, I know, they have adorable little faces but I swear, they are testing me on every level. Thinking about the next two weeks of school holidays where it will be my responsibility to entertain them every.single.day. is making me anxious. Luca is five years old […]