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
Where we've been
Latest Posts
Gifted. Not always a gift.
There is a kind of shame when you try to write about a gifted child. The first thing people think when they hear you talk about your child being gifted is, he is not really gifted. You are just One … Read More
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Positivity is Overrated
It’s 10pm on Tuesday, and I’ve been staring at the screen for the past hour trying to figure out what to do. Like every week Tuesday is the time for me to write a post that will go straight to … Read More
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August and Dinosaurs
I tend to have a relationship with months. I tend to personify them, and to be honest I am very close to giving them pet-names. It always seemed to me that some months are there just to make you feel … Read More
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Learning to learn
Even with all the attention he gets because of his (still can’t call his Ocular Albinism a condition. I’ve been staring at this screen for five minutes looking for a word to replace it. Disability sounds even worse. I will … Read More
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Lost on Twitter and small acts of kindness
I am new to the world of serious blogging. I’ve been blogging for quite a while now, a few years to be exact – my first blog was in a pseudonym, my second a closed family-friends one, and this one … Read More
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Children’s accounts – yay or nay?
On Monday I attended a workshop with Mumsnet and Barclay’s Bank to help the bank “understand parents and families better”. When they called me, they promised a day filled with fun, food and great people. To say I was coping … Read More
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Teachers goodbye and gratitude
It’s Monday again, which means it’s time to write about my Magic Moment the kid’s Amazing Achievements, and my Reasons to be cheerful. Well, this week is a little bit different, because they hadn’t happened yet. My magic moment and all will be on … Read More
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Being seen
Yon is four, and all of last week I was planning to write this big post, full of superlatives and emotional stuff to make even the most stone-hearted person cry, one that will make up for all my guilt over … Read More
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I love my baby, but…
“Stop whining. I can’t understand you when you’re whining”. Is what I tell my children, almost every single day. And it’s what I say to the computer screen almost every single day. No. Not because I’m crazy (okay maybe a … Read More
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My firstie
Last Friday I had an adventure. To say that my life is usually quite boring will be the understatement of the year. I lead the stereotype of a suburbs-stay-at-home-mum life, and I don’t even live in the suburbs. I live a short tube … Read More
