MotherLoad
Things I’ve Said This Week
Every now and then I hear myself saying things out loud while the voice inside my head is frowning and saying Seriously? You’re seriously saying that out loud? Of course this contrary juxtaposition of verbalisation versus cognitive process is always always ALWAYS prompted by my kids. It’s fair to say my kids make me say dumb things, strange things,…
Grocery Shopping With the Kids. (Alternate Title: Kill Me Now)
Shopping with the kids is an exquisite kind of torture. It costs me $4 before entering the supermarket to get the requisite sausage sizzle which is being sold by boy scouts or ballroom dancers or hot-rod racers – always an organisation my daughters have little to no connection with. Within minutes of entering the supermarket,…
Constant Conversation
I have two daughters. And they both like to talk. (Please don’t make some comment like “I wonder where they get that from?” It’s not as funny as you might think. Plus I’ve heard it before.) My life is in a constant state of conversation and unless you have experienced it, you truly can’t understand…
Celebrity Me
I’ve decided that Motherhood is a funny kind of ‘celebrity status’. As far as your kids and partner are concerned – you are pretty much the centre of their Universe. They are like your entourage the paparazzi – following you everywhere scrutinising your life. Let me illustrate: Two days ago I was using the toilet…