Musings: Having children young didn’t end my dreams, it made me work harder for them
When I said I was pregnant at 21 with my son, some people reacted like it was the end of the world. Most of my friends and family were chuffed and very supportive, but some had to drop their negative two cents in. Believe it or not, I had a so-called friend tell me that […]
4 years ago
Lockdown: my child is upset that he might not get to say goodbye to his teacher
It’s a heartbreaking situation. As parents we always want to be able to comfort our children when things go wrong, but sometimes we can’t always fix it. When the schools closed a month ago, it was originally planned that they would open again by the end of March, but they didn’t. This then changed to […]
6 years ago
The shutdown is going to bring on the second coming of bad mom haircuts
Everyone is about to have 1990s curtains. So, all the hairdressers are closed which means most of us won’t be getting our roots touched up or a trim for quite some time. My salon has warned me on pain of death not to go anywhere near a box dye so I’ll be rocking the ‘root […]
6 years ago
‘Being Mammy without Mam’: raising a child having just lost a parent
One reader shares her story.
7 years ago