Flicking through my diary last week I came across the date 26 March. The square had a little silver heart sticker in it. A reminder that it would be two years to the day that my Nan passed away. Though she was 96, her death was a shock to our family. If you knew my Nan…
Mother’s Group saved my sanity
There’s nothing like having a newborn baby that you have no idea what to do with to give your confidence a bit of a shake, rattle and roll. Newborns are divine things but by God they are hard to figure out. Having spent a bunch of years in IVF I thought I was all over the “positive…
Dear Rosie Batty,
I don’t know you but I know this of you. You are remarkable. Brave. Passionate. Strong. How extraordinary it is that you are admired and honoured for something you never would have wished to have been a part of. You are telling a story that you wish had never been written much less be the…
So this is what two and a half feels like
A couple of months ago I uttered the fateful words “I’m loving this age” to my girlfriend. I was of course referring to motherhood and specifically toddlerhood. Our then 2 (+3 months) year old boys were in her backyard, bare bums, larking about under the sprinkler. Good times. The quintessential summer activity. My dear friend,…
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Bowie
It seems strange that when a celebrity dies there is this weird emotion. It’s sad but a weird kind of sad because it’s not as if you knew the person but you feel strangely connected to them at that time. When news spread 24 hours ago that David Bowie had died my reaction was not that dissimilar…
A few good men
Another day, another series of media reports of males in society screwing it up. Idiot thugs punching innocent people resulting in the most tragic of outcomes. Silly sportsmen saying inappropriate things all in the name of “just a bit of fun”. Politicians sending tasteless text messages, men hurting their wives, partners and children. At worst,…