Tag Archives: Humour

Trying to organise the summer holidays has turned, in my case, into something of a military operation. I have, I admit, begun to panic about all the time I have to fill with a small child who will be expecting to be entertained in the manner to which she has become accustomed since the startContinue reading “Summer Holiday Blues”

It has been amusing us that, since our daughter started to speak, we have been given small glimpses into the inner workings of her mind. She has no grasp of tact, nor the subtle rules and unwritten mores of society. Trying to teach them to her is a bit like teaching a fish to rideContinue reading “The Strange unwritten rules of society”

Yes this is another post about attempting to feed my fae. It is a subject that occupies most of my waking hours, so deal with it! Yesterday, I was elated by the first signs that my child may actually have a food preference that she would be prepared to eat. She turned from the television,Continue reading “The saga of pirate pie”

So, courtesy of an overdose of Cocomelon, I think I may have stumbled on the Rosetta Stone of getting my fae to eat somewhere near her 5-a-day! You will need: 7 different coloured fruits, ice lolly molds, sieve, a blender, freezer and time.  We’re going to make rainbow ice lollies. If your child is anythingContinue reading “Cracking the 5 a day code”

So our fae has … interesting eating habits. That is to say, if she eats, then she has interesting eating habits. She has habits similar to a snake, in the way that she exists. She will eat her own body weight one week and then for the next month live off air and water. It’sContinue reading “A new take on a balanced diet”

When our fae was first diagnosed I was warned by many people that she would not like cuddles or being touched at all. I was told this by well meaning people full of sympathy. If I was able to raise a single eyebrow at that I would have, as it was I just smiled sardonicallyContinue reading “Standoffish or hyper-affectionate?”

We moved house (and county) last year. In the process we freed up some equity, which we resolve to use to “fae-proof” our new home. She doesn’t maliciously set out to damage things, she just.. “happens” to them. In our house, her name is now an adjective, used to explain when something has been inadvertentlyContinue reading “Have you seen our table?”

In the past week I have heard phrases from my 5 year old I thought I had at least another decade before we had to deal with. If I hear ‘it’s not fair’ one more time I can’t guarantee that I will respond in an adult fashion: There is a good chance I will breakContinue reading “5 Going in 15”

This is going to take some justification, so please stick with me. From my observations, and I accept that I have done no scientific study on this (but I’m beginning to think that I should!) I think that there is an inverse correlation between intelligence and common sense. I have seen evidence of this bothContinue reading “The correlation between genius and common sense.”