Tag Archives: Humour

And other stupid things I say. I don’t even know why I say them when the answer is obvious and repetitive.  I am aware that having a child is like someone holding up a small frustrating mirror displaying your worse qualities and then telling you that you are not allowed to strangle it but theContinue reading “Do we have to have these arguments?”

As with all children (I imagine), our fae won’t always recognise that she is tired. She will sometimes accept that she is tired – she is always tired;  she won’t sodding sleep, so it’s always a good bet that she has a sleep debt – but you will always know.  She has two moods whenContinue reading “Signs of tiredness”

My fae has shown great tenacity in the face of setbacks this year. Some are big, some were small, some just plain stupid and pretty much all of her own making.  The weather: this summer, I think we can all agree, failed to summer! It has been, at best, pathetic. This has not stopped myContinue reading “Overcoming Adversity”

Trying to figure out what the hell to do with my daughter over the summer holiday has had me tearing my hair out. There are things that I dismissed out of hand as being inappropriate because of the duration (7 hour football training), the noise (ten pin bowling), or her capability (she can’t swim).  ThisContinue reading “Don’t assume anything”

There is a myth amongst neurotypicals: that fae children do not engage in imaginative play. How I wish this was true. My daughter weaponises it. She loves nothing better than to drag you into her world of make believe, only to slam you out of it with a bump. I say “bump” – really, IContinue reading “Imaginative Play”

I don’t believe in reincarnation. Or, at least, I didn’t, but my fae is making me question things. I firmly believe she has had other lives. In one, I think she must have been a collie. She will round up people and herd them together, whether they want to be herded or not. On occasionsContinue reading “I don’t believe in reincarnation but…”

Rules are rules for everyone.  Our fae recently put her grandmother in ‘timeout’ for ‘17’. 17 what I’m not too sure. I assumed 17 seconds. At least, that’s what I told her when I finished laughing. I have mentioned (I think) in the past how our daughter likes to care for everyone. She mimics howContinue reading “Rules are rules for everyone”

I haven’t gone mad. Well.. I think I haven’t, but I have begun to wonder about the rest of my family. For reasons that now escape me, there was a time that I desperately needed my fae distracted. To this end, my husband came into the playroom and told her in a matter of factContinue reading “Ostrich Time”

It’s the first day back at school for my fae today. Routine is being re-established after the school breaks. Oh, how I have missed the routine! I mean, my daughter has as well, but I think out of the two of us, I was the one jumping for joy the highest this morning. But itContinue reading “Oh Routine how I miss thee”

As it’s the season for giving presents and generally worshipping the Gods of consumerism, we have indulged with the masses. This year, following the success of the halloween party, we decided to host a Christmas party. I don’t know why I do this to myself: I stress for a week beforehand over food; the stateContinue reading “Shh! It’s a surprise!”