One of the most frustrating things about raising a fae child is that they will not – or, more accurately, are unable to – communicate accurately with you. Last week, I was reevaluating every parenting decision I had ever made to try and determine where I had turned my beautiful sweet natured child into theContinue reading “Why wont you talk to us?”
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The interesting and exhausting start of term
I was hoping that with the recommencement of the school year my daughter would finally settle down. Unfortunately, because of the upheaval in her school life – new class, new teachers, new room etc – she has decided to be a little angel there, and take out all her frustrations on us when she getsContinue reading “The interesting and exhausting start of term”
Not fragile like a flower
Fragile like a bomb. I am so glad that my child is back at school this week. Not because I dislike her or spending time with her. I truly think she is a wonderful person, she has the most wicked sense of humour and an imagination that would put even the most creative of writersContinue reading “Not fragile like a flower”
Signs of tiredness
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”
Overcoming Adversity
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”
Don’t assume anything
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”
Well that escalated quickly part 2
So it’s the end of term today time for an update I guess. So in response to my email to the governors and subsequent meeting lead to a full scale governors investigation. The result of which I got by letter a few weeks later. Of my 7 complaints of neglect and poor communication every oneContinue reading “Well that escalated quickly part 2”
Imaginative Play
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”
There’s always something
So it seems I jinxed us with the last post. Seriously, I don’t know what I was thinking by stating that “everything’s going well” – obviously karma would strike me down with wrath. In this case, my poor little fae daughter fell during a PE lesson and fractured her arm. So, three weeks in aContinue reading “There’s always something”
The magic formula
For years… in fact, for over a decade, even before my fae was born, my husband and I have had a long running joke that “life will have to settle down soon right?”. It started with us moving in together, and then both finding gainful employment on the same side of the Atlantic. We thenContinue reading “The magic formula”
Raising the Modern Fae 