One of my favourite things to do is to People Watch. Admittedly, sometimes I find it infuriating, but other times it just … interesting. Intriguing. I am fascinated not only with the physiology of the human body, but also with the workings of the human mind. If it paid me enough, I think I’d happily…
children's behaviour
Our Phamily Voliday
“How did you go?” is the question I’ve been most asked since I completed my far-too-short stint, volunteering at the orphanage and charity school in Nha Trang. Actually, it was more of a “how did you go?”, with emphasis on the you. Because the people who ask know what I’m like and how much of an impact…
Watch Your Language
It is a phenomena I begrudgingly accept; the infiltration of strange words into the vernacular of teenagers. Where things were once “ace”, they are now “dope”. When something looked “cool” it is now “on fleek”. Even “LOL”, pronounced “el oh el”, has not only morphed from Lots Of Love into Laughing Out Loud, it is…
Vaginal Insults
“You are a big fat vagina head!” I heard my youngest son yell. It was hard not to. We were in the car, the windows were up, and he was yelling at the top of his voice. It was directed at my oldest son, Chippie’s oldest brother. “Mum?” came the monotone demand that I do something…
Problem Solving Activities for Kids
Once upon a time, many years ago, when I was immersed in the magniloquence of parenting advice and recommendations, I seriously entertained the idea of crafting activities (and doing craft activities) designed to increase the intelligence of my children. In some cases, I actually did follow up on the entertained idea. I read to them…