Family Affairs and other matters

MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Here’s what I was doing this afternoon:-

I’m teaching a new class to my friends and their teenage daughters. It’s actually great. Good to find something that mothers and daughters can do together (that doesn’t involve any shops). I’m helping them all to stretch. One of my friends is running the marathon so I said I’d help her and now look how many have come along?

We’re using an old sports hall. It’s cold and unappealing. My 8 year old is normally either being really annoying by kicking a ball against the wall really loudly or he’s attempting to join in. Last week he sat at the front with his legs crossed and said “OMMM” very loudly followed by “MUM CAN YOU HURRY UP I’M REALLY HUNGRY’.

It is not easy to work under such conditions but I got a text from a friend today saying that it was making a difference and that makes it all seem worthwhile.

NORMAL SERVICES RESUME…

My children have grumped off to school after two days of delicious borrowed time – sparkly snow days where I watched families enjoying their unexpected time off from work. It was just like Christmas morning (but with snow). Normal services have resumed. I’m not sure for how long – if you add the collective force [...]

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“EXCESSIVE INDIVIDUALISM” DAMAGES CHILDREN

I am bored of new reports about our children. Another one was published today called The Good Childhood Inquiry, which took over three years to complete and was commissioned by the Children’s Society. It concludes that children’s lives in Britain have become “more difficult than in the past” and that “more young people are anxious [...]

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SNOW DAY

Phew. I was worried there for a minute. After much excitement this morning at the sight of all the snow, there was a subsequent whoop of delight from two of my children as it was confirmed that their schools had been cancelled for the day owing to the snow. My 8 year old was having [...]

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