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It’s a simple question that I seldom ask myself. What do I need? Well, for once it is an easy question to answer, I require several things which I wish to share with you now. The first thing I need is a new radiator for my car. I believe that Mildred decided that today wasContinueContinue reading “What do you need?”

So, occasionally, my self confidence declines. I rarely know why, it is just one of those things. Unfortunately it is on a down at the moment. A side effect of a loss of confidence for me tends to be an unreasonable feeling that I am disliked and people are talking about me. I know itContinueContinue reading “Paranoia has Returned”

Where do I start this one. Government and politicians? They can go f*** themselves. GP’s? So can they. Pandemic? Celebrities? Yeah, they too can go and perform a self pleasuring act alone in a cupboard!! But the question was where do I start. Eeny meany miney ho…here we go!! Step away from the keyboard MummaContinueContinue reading “So many rants and so little time”

Back to school is always a strange time of year. The summer holidays are guaranteed guilt filled time of year with a good dose of self loathing thrown in for good measure. By the time the six weeks holiday are finished it is met with relief, joy, some trepidation and, of course, guilt. Relief thatContinueContinue reading “School starts…phew!!”

I write a lot of posts which cover similar things. I write about how hard I find it being a parent. I write about feeling overwhelmed and how I have no idea what I am doing. However, I am not sure whether I have written about the desire I have experienced on occasion to runContinueContinue reading “I Want to Get Off…Sometimes”

A couple of months ago my son became ill and required an operation. He had appendicitis which resulted in him having further time off school. Following his return to school after lockdown it took him approximately six weeks to readjust, rebuild his confidence and reconnect with his friends. He had just settled back in toContinueContinue reading “New Hobbies”

It is an accepted statistic that men are more likely to commit suicide. There are many theories about why. It is an act that creates more questions than answers. One of my biggest fears is that my son will become one of those statistics when he reaches adulthood. Mental health is a very complicated aspectContinueContinue reading “Is it really a Surprise?”

Gosh, doesn’t time fly when your head is in a spin! Easter is here and that means it is time for lots of chocolate and entertaining children every day. As we know, this has always proved challenging for me. I have been known to rely heavily on the free baby sitter in the corner ofContinueContinue reading “Holidays Already?!”

Happy Mother’s Day to all. Apologies in advance of any typos or mistakes that may appear in the following but I have been having a real nightmare with technology over the past couple of days. I am by no means a technical buff but tomorrow there will be various phone calls, I am sure, tryingContinueContinue reading “Happy Mother’s Day”