Tag Archive | "teenagers"
What’s going on in Girl Land?
There’s a huge hoo-ha coming our way about girls and the internet. It’s generated by an American writer and journalist called Caitlin Flanagan who, I’m sure, is utterly delightful, but comes over like someone who is never happier than when stirring up tornados in teacups. One of her previous books was subtitled Loving and Loathing [...]
Continue reading...Life of Riley
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Well, here we are in week two of the half term and I have descended into full teenage behaviour patterns, getting up at 12, slopping around in my dressing gown, and complaining when asked to do anything. Meanwhile, Child One is revising night and day for her dreaded GCSEs and Child Two is getting on [...]
Continue reading...The Gallery – Shoes
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Be warned, all you mothers of nice, neat toddlers with one pair of shoes each, or even primary school mums, whose offspring just have a couple of pairs. Here is a picture of the cupboard downstairs where my DVDs were supposed to go: I’m not even going to show you a picture of the bench [...]
Continue reading...How much freedom should teenagers have?
Monday, September 13, 2010
Freedom is a tricky issue. Once upon a time, with a toddler attached to each leg, the question was, ‘how do I get five minutes to myself?’ Nowadays, it’s the girls running away from me, as fast as their sickeningly long and gorgeous teenage legs can carry them. I completely understand that teenagers need freedom. But how much [...]
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