Come November Daniel will be gone three years. If I were to think of the past three years in terms of days and hours it would seem like a long time, so much has happened. Yet when I look at his photo I cannot believe it. It seems like only yesterday we worried about his … More Time does not heal
We all like to think we are invincible and will live to a ripe old age. We like to believe our children will also, but that is not always the case. One moment in time can change everything. This is organ donation week, a week to remind us to have ‘the talk’ and a week … More A week to remember a very special boy.
Can you ever recover from abuse? Can you live a ‘normal’ life? In a world where survivors are not comfortable speaking out, how can you recover? Are you ‘damaged goods?’ Statistics tell us that one in four will be abused. Most who have not been abused imagine how awful the experience must be, but rarely … More What is life like after abuse?
One of my favourite posts I’ve ever written features a small blonde boy. This young boy had autism and despite only meeting him briefly, he gave me one of the most wonderful moments in my life. April is Autism awareness month. To mark it I’d like to remind you of that moment and a very … More Remembering one moment in time.
I saw this in my drafts folder today. I wrote it one night over Easter, obviously after I’d celebrated the occasion, and seen one list post too many on Facebook .Warning, you may get my lack of love for lists from it. Hey you over there, writing those lists.. Don’t tell me how to deal … More Hey you, writing those list posts…(a slightly drunken post)
Before the sun goes down on today I must say a giant Happy Birthday to my mum. She is a good age, but I’d be murdered if I shared it with you. Most of us have mothers who we are proud of, who were there when we were children to care for us, shower us … More Before the sun goes down…
After writing my post the other day I couldn’t stop asking myself, why have I not encouraged my children to learn about the Ireland I grew up in? The one in which there were ‘The troubles’ in Northern Ireland? Why have I not spoken eloquently to them about the 800 years of English rule and … More Am I trying to ‘Reach the future through the past?’
One hundred years ago, Easter Monday 1916 in case maths is not your strong point, Ireland changed forever. A group of approximately 1,200 Irishmen and women, led by seven leaders, took over various buildings in Dublin city. Outside the GPO they read the Irish Proclamation, flew the tri colour (the flag we still use today) … More Tomorrow we rightly celebrate.
I read your post last week and it has remained with me since. You titled it, ‘The Invisible Mother’. After reading I felt compelled to contact you. No, I can’t make your life better, nor lessen the guilt you feel for leaving your little one while you go to work. I can’t magic away the … More To ‘The Invisible Mother’.
What would you think if you discovered the rock you leaned on, the solid in your life had been lying to you… for weeks? Not only that but your friends also knew? Last Friday I discovered my life was not as it seemed. There was a web of lies surrounding me and I was completely … More Is it ever okay to lie?
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