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Do you know what the best part of mid term is? No, definitely not Halloween. It’s NO HOMEWORK! What bliss. It is now after 3pm and I am not doing homework. When I myself went to school, I will admit I was not really a fan of…
Some of you may remember me writing how I gave my children a special gift when they were born. Not your ordinary shop bought gift but a special one from the heart, a gift I assure you they have never appreciated, but I still love. What did I give them? I gave them a song. … More Where have you gone my little one?
On occasions over many years, my children have referred to friends of mine saying, “she’s a real mom”. I have never been insulted as I know exactly what they mean. However today I opened that poxy internet glimpse into peoples lives that is facebook, and I saw this from my online friends. Firstly Life on … More What sort of a mother am I?
When my children were babies I dreamed of a day, many years in the future, when I would enjoy a weekend away without them. I watched others with older children and imagined their easier lives. My ultimate dream was to one day enjoy the sights and sounds of Allihies… alone. Those years have flown past, … More Echoes in the hills of Allihies.
Do you ever have present envy? You know when your friend has a birthday and the love of their life buys them a wonderful present, a piece of jewelry, or surprises them with a weekend away, somewhere luxurious, with all manner of spoiling thrown in for good measure? Do you ever say, “Oh how lovely … More Present envy?
This is a true story. It is one I wrote two years ago, but I am always reminded of it on Mothers Day (which in Ireland is today). As I’m pretty sure most of you have never read the original I’ll tell it to you once more. Years ago I was on a training course. … More Remembering ‘hidden’ moms on Mothers Day.
I am not sure when it happens, but there is a moment after birth when everything changes. As we look into our tiny newborns face, and scan their little body, we are bewitched. As we hold them in our arms for the first time we feel them seep through our pores into our soul. We … More Being a mother is a pain.
I have just returned from a road trip, a family road trip in which my younger brother, my mother and I traveled for what seemed like six weeks to Donegal, (it was in reality an eight and a half hour round trip, but you get my drift). We were traveling to a relatives funeral, someone … More Back to my roots.
I wonder sometimes if in fact we begin life perfect, and over time we lose a lot of what is good within us? I have just returned from a busy day at a swim gala with over twenty young swimmers aged eight to twelve. I am exhausted from talking and cheering and tired due to … More Age does not always equal wisdom
What exactly is the difference between telling a lie, or making up a good story? Just before Christmas you may remember I left my right arm iphone in a taxi, and even though I missed it almost immediately, it was too late, Mr Taxi took off and I was left phoneless. I believed in the … More Liar or storyteller?
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