Children’s chatter – going to prison
Whoop, N now has an alternative future career he’s interested in. As well as a farmer, he’s going to be a policeman. It’s going to be an incongruous career if he opts for both of those. I suppose a police…
Thoughtful discussion
Rough and tumble – in the wars
As a baby, I never really thought N got hurt very often. Even as a toddler and being at nursery, there were only a couple of times he got bangs and bruises. Until his first couple of weeks in school…
Kissing questions from a 4 year old
I’ve mentioned before that N is a really cuddly little boy. He loves giving hugs and kisses. Thankfully those kisses have progressed from the really soggy ones of a couple of years ago, and they’re just really sweet pecks now….
Going to Africa
I’m not sure N quite has a grasp on places. Usually I’m amazed by some of the places he comes out with, and I wonder where he’s heard about them. I keep trying to remind him of where we live…
Talking cremation vs burial with a four year old
Sometimes children do come out with random things out of the blue. One evening as he was getting ready for his shower and bed, he just said ‘I want to see Grandma’. I started a little, because my mum died…
Hugs and kisses, and pretty girls
I was never a demonstrative child. As far back as I can remember I hated when people came to visit and said ‘Give xyz a kiss’. As I got older I wasn’t even keen on giving my mum a hug…
Births, marriages and deaths – more children’s chatter
N’s had a lot of births, deaths and marriages on his mind recently. Births The baby thing has likely been prompted by his friend’s mum being pregnant. He seems more interested in the pregnant mum and the baby in the…
The 9 ways that hot desking is hell
More and more companies are going to hot-desking as flexible working becomes more prevalent. I’m sure there are numerous benefits: allows companies to have less space for more people with the increased flexibility of working from home networking opportunities more…
The 10 positions of sleeping children
We all know and appreciate how angelic children look when they’re asleep. It can definitely be deceptive with even little monkeys looking like butter wouldn’t melt while they’re sleeping. It’s another story when you go up to bed and find…
9 signs that you’re the parent of a four year old
Four year olds are a total breed apart from children at other ages. Two year olds have the terrible twos (well, many do, we seemed to avoid that one). Three year olds become threenagers. We had an extremely challenging little…
73 Things…about me
I spotted the ’73 Questions’ meme on Mum turned Mom, and decided I’d give it a go. I enjoy these memes, but blimey they take a long time to think about and answer! 1. Were you named after anyone? Not as…