My second pregnancy was a very planned pregnancy. I had conceived so easily the first time I was careful not to conceive again until we were absolutely ready for a second child. I wanted a three-year difference between my children. That usually meant the youngest would be out if nappies and a little more independent... Continue Reading →
Are you part of the silent club?
I have spoken to many male and females who have been widowed over the years and it's like we are the silent club. We all acknowledge there feels something different when you are left sole and single parenting, widower, or have a parent die when you are young or a child pass away. There's a... Continue Reading →
Adolescents, Young Adults, Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling and Tobacco. Keeping our kids alive.
Sometime kids from good homes get caught up in these soul destroying monsters. Great parents and good kids can find themselves in this world. The world of addiction. Illicit drugs, gambling, alcohol, tobacco. Throughout my career I have seen how addiction has ruined lives, not only the person addicted but their friends and families as... Continue Reading →
Did I do ok?
When death comes knocking at your door on some idle Tuesday afternoon. In my years when grief was intense , I shed a lot of tears. The tears still come from time to time but a lot less often and more privately. The first 7 years after Harry's death were the hardest. It's now 19... Continue Reading →