What's new with us
One boy, three parties, 13th birthday
I have no idea what I was thinking when I asked Ron if he wants a birthday party this year. Over the years we have tried to avoid throwing birthday parties in every... Read More
My inspirational talk
I have been invited to be a guest in a Facebook live of one of the millions Facebook group I’m a member in (I think it has officially reached the point of addiction... Read More
Superstitions and Job Searching
I broke the kids. We can no longer leave the house without them searching for cars with the same three digits on the license plate (in Malta all cars have, or are supposed... Read More
Invisible disabilities – Do I tell or do I hide?
Dealing with invisible disabilities, you always have the question – do I tell, or do I hide? Ever since Yon was diagnosed we had to wrestle with this question, and every time we... Read More
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Latest Posts
Talking out loud about special needs
It wasn’t the post I meant to write today but it’s the one I’m going to anyway, because late last night my best friend (sounds so high school doesn’t it?) texted me to tell me her son’s tests did not … Read More
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Gifted and the internal storm
This year was supposed to be Yon’s year. I was all ready for it to be a difficult year for Yon, with the move from nursery to reception, with having to learn how to read, with dealing with the systems … Read More
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Christmas Spirit Quest
Yesterday was December 1st, so it’s officially the beginning of the Christmas Season. I know it’s “the thing” nowadays to say how much you’re not into Christmas, how much you aren’t moved by it, don’t like the commercialisation of it, … Read More
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What are you grateful for?
What are you grateful for? Yes I really am late for the party. I know Thanksgiving has passed, because I missed all of the last couple of weeks. Ok, who am I kidding, I’ve somehow managed to miss all of … Read More
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Happy Hannukah – Expat Holidays
Yesterday was the first day of Hannukah. It is, by far, my preferred Jewish holiday. Well, how can you not like a holiday that demands you eat doughnuts for eight days? True, by the end of it we all look … Read More
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Meeting the Prime Minister – internet safety for kids discussion
Last Friday Good Housekeeping Magazine invited me to participate in a discussion about Children’s safety on the internet. All you have to do, they said, is head over to the House of Commons and ask Claire Perry some questions (and … Read More
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Learning to read
“There’s an airplane in the sky” was the sentence that brought ears to my eyes last week and made my heart jump inside my chest at the same time. Because in the moment Yon said that sentence I forgot that … Read More
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Baking and autumn hope
Not all those who wander are lost. I’ve been thinking about this phrase a lot this last couple of weeks. Maybe because I feel I am. Lost, that is. I have been feeling low and unwell and lost for the … Read More
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Blogfest 2013
I went to Blogfest 2013 on Saturday. Seeing how Blogfest is an annual conference for bloggers organised by Mumsnet, it was meant for what is sometimes called “mummy-bloggers”. Mostly it’s called like that by people who try to insult us, … Read More
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Can you get help?
On Monday, November 1st Katie Price gave an interview on BBC radio 5. I know who Katie Price is mainly through my reading of Heat Magazine, and if we discount the fact that it took me a very long time … Read More
