Tag Archives: mothers
Mother Trumps Girlfriend – at least in China!
“Girls are everywhere, but I only have one mum,” Time to move to China as according to the Chinese Ministry of Justice if the building was on fire my son would have to save me first. Now to apply the same … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humour, Motherhood, Parents
Tagged bbc, china, college, mothers, parenting
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Get back in there and flush the toilet, and the other things I say every day
Are you up? Brush your teeth! Get off the phone Now! Go back in there and flush the toilet
Posted in Children, Family, Humour, Motherhood, Parents
Tagged children, family, kids, motherhood, mothers, parenting, parents
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Tis the Night before the SATs…
Tis the Night before the SATs… and the prayers have been said Zach’s upstairs revising and I’m stressed out of my head The maths sections easy
Essential Upgrade
Turn the Page – if you have read my blog before you may remember my open letter to Steve Jobs and request that he and the Apple elves take up the challenge and turn their attention to creating something to … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Disability, Family, School, Technology
Tagged Apple, disability, education, family, I-phone 5, inspiration, mothers, parenting, quadriplegia, special needs, technology
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Chelsea’s new assistant
Ms Mac’s daughter Lily was at our painting session today and was wonderfully open and curious about Chelsea, helping her to paint and then even cleaning her wheels at the end. She’s definitely hired! (Video below)
Posted in Art, Disability, Family, School
Tagged art, creativity, disability, education, family, inspiration, mothers, news, parenting, parents, special needs
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Forget R what about the S Word
Advocating for Chelsea has required me to absorb a huge amount of new information. Medical and scientific sites are second nature to me and I can google a symptom or concomitant drug reaction with the best of them however the thing … Continue reading
Wishes will come true – tomorrow
The Make a Wish Foundation in Singapore is granting a wish tomorrow for Chelsea – she will go swimming for the first time in almost 5 years. My darling 13 year old girl who is a quadriplegic and ventilated via tracheostomy will … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Disability, Family, Motherhood, News, Parents, Uncategorized, Wish Lists
Tagged disability, disabled child, family, inspiration, make a wish, mothers, news, parenting, parents, singapore, wish list
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Kate McCann – 4 years in purgatory searching for Madeleine
I read Allison Pearson’s blog in the Telegraph Online (still call it the Torygraph in my head) if you don’t know her she wrote the seminal book of fiction “I don’t know how she does it” about a working mother ironically … Continue reading
Posted in Children, News, Parents
Tagged Allison Pearson, family, hope, I don't know how she does it, Kate McCann, Madeleine, mothers, news, parents, purgatory, SJP
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Two Girls on Wheels
Very excited today not because of the Royal Wedding but because Kristine came to visit we haven’t seen her for years and had completely lost touch. It was so great for the girls to catch up and find out what … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Disability, Family, Motherhood, News
Tagged disability, disabled, family, mothers, news, parenting, parents, working mothers
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Mother drives minivan and her 3 kids into Hudson
The Silicon Chip inside her head gets switched to overload… The “I don’t like Monday’s” anthem from Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats was the first thing in my head when I read this story, and yes I know she didn’t shoot anyone, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Geldof, family, minivan new york, mothers, news, parents, suicide
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Mom on the Side 