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 …

Parenting is hard. Without question, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Just when you think you’ve overcome one challenge, something new and unexpected comes along to disrupt everything you Read More …

One of the interesting things about adopting a two and a three year old, is that you get a ready-made little person with likes and dislikes, habits, opinions, words. Those Read More …

It was pointed out to me, by my dear mother no less (likely the only person reading these here words!) that I talk a lot about the “adopt two” part Read More …

Dear Marvin, Today you turned 4! I’ve spent some time over the last few days (some of it with you) looking back at pictures and videos from a year ago. Read More …