Biopsies & Black Cats
If someone had to biopsy your parental journey, what would they see? Imagine they take a small sample, as they would from your breast or your thigh, and they send […]
Be the Container
“Oy Fek” I mumble under my breath (a combination of Jewish and Afrikaans swearwords). Tom is sitting on the coffee table pouring cold coffee: from the mug into a plastic […]
The art of having a bad day
I gained so much weight since Dec that my underwear is cutting off my blood supply. While facilitating a workshop last week I could literally not feel my left arm. […]
The shortest blog post ever
If you’re a parent of a young child right now, you might feel as if you’re living inside a Charles Dickens novel; “it was the best of times, it was […]
Finally, that book review (#1)
Books. They can take you places even when you’re stuck in a queue. They’re the Felicity of every childhood and every adulthood (Latin fēlīcitās, meaning happiness, just in case you […]
365 days of clean bums
I went for my first mammogram today. Hoorah for me for being proactive about my health and all that. And also how sad that it really was the most relaxing […]
Mother. Of. The. Year.
This mother of the year award does not involve a gorrilla, but it does involve this picture. Nasty. Previous nominations for mother of the year include slamming Kai’s hand in […]
The Chuck Norris of all trips
I shouted like a drill sergeant. We had five minutes to get from the car park to the inside of the airport. Bailey, carrying a bag full of Doctor […]
Captain Fantastic vs Mom Fan Tastic
Moments before watching Captain Fantastic at the cinema (where they now serve wine bless them), I shouted at Kai for jumping on the couch with a vienna in each hand. […]
That steel thing
Last night I slept in a steel cot. And I will again tonight. So crutches have been around since the early 1900’s and recently, finally, they’ve been redesigned. A company […]
The Snot-Vomit
The snot-vomit happened at 3am and he almost choked. Kev had already gotten up to work and Tom was sleeping next to me when all this stuff came out of […]
You won’t always see the rainbow
So come here. Draw closer and sit on your bum. No, don’t cross your legs, that’s actually bad for little kids. I need to tell you that I’m sorry. Let […]
Having three kids is like….
I get asked this a lot, so let me tell you. It’s like a beautiful day where you decide to go to the beach and as you get there some […]
In 2016 make the in between moments count
You know those moments where you are just going about your day and quietly, subconsciously, you realise how you have more than you need. How incredibly good you have it, […]
Letter to Tom
I’m concerned with death and therefore very concerned with life. How fleeting it is. In the early mornings, as you feed, I look at the outline of you and I […]
