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Aspergers snapshot

Written by amanda on 26th May 2015. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Aspergers snapshot

The scene: Pile of clean towels on the bannister at the bottom of the stairs. They’ve just toppled over. Now lying at the bottom of the stairs. I’m on my way down. Son is about to come up. Me: Oi! Don’t you dare just step over those towels. Son: What do you mean? Me: I mean don’t even think about stepping OVER the towels. Son (totally confused) … stands both feet carefully ON the towels. Note to self: Aspergers: very literal. Pedantic. Little understanding of nuances. I...

Daughterly blonde moment

Written by amanda on 13th June 2012. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Daughterly blonde moment

Some things simply have to be documented …. like Caitriona’s blonde moment of yesterday, passed on to me in her own words: Classmate: What battle was in 1066? Caitriona: Wasn’t it Hastings? Classmate: That’s it! Blimey, well remembered! Caitriona: Yeah, I even impressed myself. I don’t even DO chemistry! ????

And God created ….

Written by amanda on 18th February 2011. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on And God created ….

Just a quickie – while we seem to be having a week recognising the lack of my children’s biblical knowledge. I don’t think this blog can conceivably omit Sebastian’s priceless contribution. On the subject of creationism, I hasten to inform you that Adam and Eve were NOT the first people created by God. Long before then, Sebastian has reliably informed us, God created Romeo and Juliet!!!! However, I’m relieved to know that he’s not alone in his knowledge of the...

Buying into church schooling …

Written by amanda on 17th February 2011. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Buying into church schooling …

So the topic this term is transport. I was very impressed with Rebecca’s efforts (9 years old). She did a powerpoint presentation all by herself – COMPLETELY unaided – about the Big Lemon Bus. She had a little bit of history and lots of photos of the ‘wedding bus’ and many other uses for the BLB. And there … right in the middle … is a picture of Jesus bearing the cross. The caption reads ‘Also good for the environment’. Suppressing a huge desire...

Death by parenting

Written by amanda on 17th January 2011. Posted in Things mothersome .... 4 Comments on Death by parenting

When did we all become so damned precious? I mean, at what particular point did it all start to go so horribly wrong? Wrong in the sense that we are determined to kill our own children! You know what? For all that the third world countries DON’T have what we do, they are going to end up thriving in one way or another and we – supposedly the wealthier and more knowledgeable countries – will have killed off our offspring to the extent that we will obliterate ourselves. But we’ve...

New 17-year-old

Written by amanda on 9th January 2011. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on New 17-year-old

And what a scary thought that is! Forget about his own enthusiasm today, I’m still recovering from the shock. Wasn’t it only yesterday that I found him hanging upside down out of his electric swing – smiling away and quite obviously enjoying an alternative view of his world? Wasn’t it just last week that I stood in front of him and said ‘Ten seconds to warp core breach’ – and laughed delightedly when he then threw his hands up in the air and made rocket...

Halloween initiative

Written by amanda on 2nd November 2010. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Halloween initiative

Don’t you just love initiative? It’s so refreshing when you watch kids coming up with new ideas, being creative and/or ‘harmlessly’ (key word) ignoring the rules … There’s nothing strange or startling or worthy of frontline news here, but I laughed my head off several times (and I’m still laughing) when Sebastian (12) told me how he’d handled trick or treating this year to maximum gain … Seemingly, he and his pal ran down to the shops earlier...

Why obesity is rife!

Written by amanda on 23rd October 2010. Posted in Things mothersome ..., Weight to go. No Comments on Why obesity is rife!

Despair kicked in today as I was waiting in the bakery and a mother in child in front of me had the following conversation: Mother: I’ll get you a carrot cake Child: Aww no, I don’t want carrot cake. I want a doughnut. Mother: You can’t have a doughnut. I’m not going to buy you anything with sugar in! *sigh* Is it no wonder obesity rates have soared? Where do you start?? Note that this lady was actually very well dressed and spoke ‘right proper like’ (kidding)...

Innocent revelations …

Written by amanda on 5th August 2010. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Innocent revelations …

At the recycling centre with Sebastian yesterday. Almost done. Handed him the bag full of Saturday night’s bottles (yes, there were quite a few!). We strolled over to the bank and he threw in the first bottle – and shivered. Quite innocently, he turned to me and said … “Oooooo, I don’t like that sound’ (i.e. the sound of smashing glass). In true Pavlov’s dog style, he continued … ‘I always get into trouble when I hear that noise!!!’ ???...

Never a dull moment

Written by amanda on 5th June 2010. Posted in Things mothersome .... No Comments on Never a dull moment

It just doesn’t let up, does it? This mother stuff … but it’s all good fun – most of the time. I’m currently dealing with career matters and it’s been challenging to say the least. I’ve got one who has gone from medicine to media in the space of a week, one who wants to be an actress, one tossing up between professional pianist and street dancer and one who is going to be a mermaid! Joy! On a different note, the Hyatt family has indeed been enlightened....