Hi, I’m Norman and Marvin’s Mum. Nice to meet you! What’s that, you think I have an actual name? No no, my name is Norman and Marvin’s Mum! I do Read More …

It’s very easy to be sucked into a downward spiral with our boys. For the last few weeks, every waking moment has been a battle, only there haven’t been any Read More …

If you were to listen at our door, the most common words you’d have heard this last week or two would be “I hate this family” or “You’ve never loved Read More …

This year I’ve been knitting a mystery blanket. Every month, a new little chunk of the pattern is sent to me and I knit a bit more, and by Christmas Read More …

It’s been a tough couple of weeks in the K1A2 household. It started with a trip to hospital for myself, thankfully nothing too serious from what we can tell, but Read More …

When we first started telling people we were going to adopt, there seemed to be a number of stock responses. There were those who waxed lyrical about how lucky our Read More …

Two weeks of the new school year have passed. Norman started year one, Marvin started reception. Two weeks in, and the same as last year, it’s fair to say that Read More …

It’s been a tough week. Parenting is hard, and I wouldn’t be so presumptious as to think that our version of parenting is any more difficult than anyone else’s, but Read More …

Although I don’t really think of this as a parenting blog as such, I suppose it is. And what sort of blog would this be if it didn’t mention the Read More …

Social media is a strange thing. It didn’t exist when I was young, this multiple personality society, dishonest, extremely honest, insecurity prompting world where nobody is what they seem, or Read More …