Moments from Suburbia

"You've got a boy friend" Says Small Sprog to Tall Girl in a nah nah nan nah nah voice. We were sitting in the car wondering ...

The main thing missing has been kindness. The absence of kindness leaves a gaping hole, Full of sharp words and angry silences, That eat yo...

I know I've written this before but it always catches me unawares. Over the last two weeks I have been without my children. I have not s...

Well, the children are home on Sunday night and my single life will be over. I have adjusted to it, scarily without much trouble at all, tho...

I spoke to Tall Girl for ages on the phone tonight. We laughed and giggled and made plans for next week when they are home again. All seemed...

It's a beautiful sunny day today. My children are on holiday by the sea and I am in touch with them daily. They seem to be having fun, w...

When I was a teenager, full of angst no doubt, I often wrote letters that were never to be sent. Writing them felt like a kind of therapy, o...

When I woke this morning I realised this was the day I have been looking forward to and dreading for weeks! (read posts below for further de...

When dear Saz suggested I write something for her Teen Blog I declined, mostly because my two lovelies are 9 and 12 years old. Not quite t...

Just home tonight and it's been a great week. Seems like we've been away for ages. My lovely friend, who came along with her childre...

....and they're fighting already! Well, not badly. It just takes a while for them to settle into the holidays, the change of routine and...

At 10.20pm on Tuesday night I realised it was dark. I realised that those wonderful long summer evenings, that I spend all winter looking fo...

I had a snuggle in bed with a very sleepy Small Sprog this morning, he was hugging his monkey. "I'm hugging my monkey too!" I ...

The Estate Agent came round yesterday to value the house, a process necessary for the divorce proceedings. This is the second agent to come....

Yesterday I wandered, as if by accident, into the Next Sale. I'll just have a quick look, I thought to myself, I don't really need a...

Today I watched children (not mine) perform their end of term play. They were fab and the tears of laughter were rolling down my face by the...

It has been a strange week, full of lovely pleasures. However reality has it that there are always lows to match, after all, one can't g...

And one of these! Thank you to Hadrianas treasures and Amy (sorry it took me so long Amy, well I don't think I've passed it on yet a...

On the sofa this evening with Small Sprog: "Sit up a bit to eat that, or you'll get it all over you" I say, as he tries to eat...

I have just phoned my mother, she was tipsy, I could hear my step father rabbiting away in the background and belching! It was only 4pm! ...