I grew up in a time when corporal punishment for children was acceptable in schools. I can remember the training shoe that one of my primary school teachers used to keep in a cupboard behind his desk for unruly children. And another teacher would hurl the wooden blackboard rubber across the room at a child […]
Why You Are Thankful For Your Children?
I know that Thanksgiving is an American day of celebration, and I appreciate that gratitude is not something we only need to do on one day of the year, but I wonder if you agree with me that of all the celebration days, this one is a great reminder that we have much to be […]
How Can I Show You I Love You ?
” I don’t want to merge into a couple. I want to be in a relationship where we choose to walk side by side down a similar path for as long as we are making each other happy” I said this to a now ex-boyfriend some years ago. To be honest it didn’t go down […]
To Believe in something and not to Live it is Dishonest!
After my blog on honesty yesterday I came across this quote from Ghandi. This is a tough one to accept and really hit home for me. How many times do we let other people’s needs or opinions get in the way of us being who we truly choose to be? I can remember […]
Love your Partner but Struggling with his Children?
This post is for you if you do not have children but are dating a man who does. You love your partner, you love that he adores his kids, but do you sometimes feel a little jealous when he puts them before you? Do you feel hurt when you are with him and all he […]
What do you do all day when the kids are at school?!!!!!!!
This morning it happened. I heard those challenging words for the first time. “What do you do all day when the kids are at school? “Arghhhhhh!!!! Evidently I have 6 whole hours every school day to “get something done” Ladies what do you do? Get angry and shout? Get emotional and cry? Become lost for words […]