We have only had a teenager in the house for a matter of months and already I have seen a real change. There is an increase in hormones, surly behaviour at times and a refusal to let me go within…
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My teenage son has developed a new and rather strange habit. It has been happening for a little while now I fondly refer to it as ‘duvet dressing’. He is not a fan of getting up in the morning. This has…
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Thirteen years ago. It still feels like a few weeks ago. I can still remember arriving anxiously at the hospital at some ridiculous hour in the morning. I think it was around six thirty. There was a covering of snow…
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Just lately treading on eggshells is a phrase that often comes to mind. Maybe it is a phase that you go through with children of a certain age. The onset of teenage years is close and it is certainly making…
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Someone once likened the teenage years to a switch being flicked and a light going out for a number of years and then when it passes, the light goes back on and you are presented with a reasonable adult. At…
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Nineteen, nnnn nineteen. Most of you probably don’t remember that song form the 80’s (if you don’t then you aren’t really missing anything) but it has been rattling around in my head a lot today. For today *sounds fanfare* I…
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I say we, but I really only had a supporting role in the teens A Levels. A bit of gentle nagging along the way and making sure that he was keeping on track and getting the work done. He nailed…
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Yes I know, I know, I don’t look young enough to have a child of eighteen (even though I feel about eighty myself most days) but I do. Yesterday, the teenager officially became a man, which is a very scary…
Read More »I am at that scary point in my ‘journey’ as a parent where my eldest son is gearing up to go off and make his own way in the world. It is amazing and worrying and completely unchartered waters for…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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