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December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 admin1 Comment

The tunnel…

I thought it was probably about time for an update. I reread my last post, that I wrote when I was really at my lowest personally, and I’m very pleased Read More …

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 adminLeave a comment

This one’s about me.

Every month, I get paid. Within a couple of days, I start using that money to pay bills. Mortgage, phone bill, car insurance… there’s quite a long list! I have Read More …

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 adminLeave a comment

He wasn’t pushed

I did send the email. To give a little bit of background, the boys have been back at school for almost three weeks now. During those three weeks, we have Read More …

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 adminLeave a comment

To send or not to send…

Dear Social Services, “On our knees” is a fairly accurate description for where we currently are. Things have escalated significantly, some of which we expected from the boys given the Read More …

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 adminLeave a comment

The bit you don’t see

Often when I talk to other parents about their children, I’ll tell them how polite they were, or how kind they seem, or how nicely they’re playing. Parents usually follow Read More …

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 adminLeave a comment

Dear Parents – an open letter

Dear Parents, As our children come to the end of another school year, I wanted to write you all a letter. It is, I suppose, an apology for all of Read More …

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 admin1 Comment

Reality Vs Expectation

A common theme for adopters is the difference between the reality of their experience of family life compared with the dream that spurred them through the process. The things you’d Read More …

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 admin1 Comment

Saturday mornings

We used to spend Saturday mornings at swimming lessons. It was pure torture, five small children, including Norman and Marvin, sat at the side of the public baths fighting with Read More …

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 admin2 Comments

“Oh… me hurt meself!”

I toyed with the idea of starting a blog for a long time. I got a lot of encouragement on Facebook, I’d write these funny little anecdotes about things that Read More …

February 12, 2019April 29, 2019 admin3 Comments

An update

The second to last post back in November talked about how we were waiting for some post adoption support as we had referred ourselves back to social services. Since then, Read More …

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