Posts Tagged ‘children’

My Dear Daughters, At the tender ages of eight and 10, I expect you’ll roll your eyes and ignore my words of wisdom, gleaned as they are, from years of personal experience. I imagine you’re..

There is something about the word ‘vaccine’ and the connotations it evokes that has people turning on one another.  Adults have been observed protesting in a manner I’d hesitate to describe as ‘childlike’ behaviour as..

I’ve never cried so much in the past few days. My despair would undoubtedly rival some of the most challenging days with my eating disorder.  These days, the tears keep flowing as the life I’ve..

As each day in COVID-19 lockdown passes, it’s harder to remember what a day looked and felt like before the first stay-at-home orders, in early 2020.  My memory of life is becoming increasingly vague as..

On Tuesday, March 16, at 8 am, I feel a throbbing pain in my head and am yearning for a sip of cool freshwater.  Sitting in a hospital waiting room, uncomfortable and unaccompanied, I felt..

I am sitting outside in the unpleasant humidity that seems to have dominated our summer this year. I’m mulling over the fact that February 2021 is rolling to a close today. This leaves me with..

Friday, February 12, 2021, delivered a slap in the face. Maybe I’m naive but I didn’t see this coming.  I feel severely misled because Victorians have been thrown into lockdown number three.  To clarify, when..

“It’s 11.41 pm on Christmas Eve.   Tomorrow is a mere 19 minutes away.  I really can’t believe Christmas is about to descend upon us.  For me, this means another year of elf antics has now..

This year has been characterized by extremes of feeling overwhelmed and underwhelmed. I admit I feel challenged, coming to grips with the notion that my children (who have spent most of the year at home)..

A cloud of questions is circulating in my head. The decision is one that only I can make, and I’m stuck in a deep state of procrastination.   Do I welcome the return of that clan..