Posts Tagged ‘children’
Is that true, Mum? When vaccine doubts are injected in the schoolyard
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..
Part 2-My lockdown life as a mother
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..
Part 1- Pre-pandemic, life was so simple
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..
Diet clubs in primary school – a shocking new trend?
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..
A significant day for The Picture Healer
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..
Lockdown, take three
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..
Thoughts on a page
“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..
On the road with elves and homemade banana bread
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)..
Feeling haunted but the elves are set to return
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..
Finding things to appreciate during COVID-19
“We very often take for granted the very things that deserve our gratitude” (Cynthia Ozick) The year 2020 is one year many people may prefer to forget. Regardless of whether people choose to deny or..