The house stank of bleach. A two hour marathon of scrubbing and cleaning. No clutter remained, each piece of rubbish discarded, with papers filed and books returned to their shelves. But it still wasn’t right. It was like one of those makeover shows. Looking around my house I could still only see the before shot, the one through the grey filter, no sparkles or brightness surrounded me. I felt defeated, the need to find some
I remember standing in a gymnastic hall. All the equipment surrounded me, the parallel bars, beam, trampolines and other strange equipment that I don’t know the name of. Others were energetically lunging themselves into the foam pit, or doing fancy somersaults on the trampoline. Kids ran around us joining in with the toddlers open floor session. Some joined in with the songs and their corresponding actions that were being enacted on the open floor. Others
Special needs parents lead different lives. We spend a life of searching. Sifting through websites, articles, picking up rogue posts off social media, or a snippet of information from a conversation. Information which will change things for our children going forward. In the begining we quickly realised that there was no special parenting guide or resource base where everything was waiting for us. You had to find it, and they hide it so well, scattering
Guest Post by Sarah Halliday “Hi Mummy” “Hi Mummy” he said, looking straight at me, as he walked through the bathroom door to find me in the bath. I stared back at my 6 year old minimally verbal son, mouth wide open, in utter disbelief. And then I sobbed…… I sobbed because…well…let’s face it, it’s been a pretty difficult year. I sobbed because it was the first time my son had said this to me.
📚 World book Day 📚A day to celebrate the joy of reading and to encourage our younger generation to explore hidden magical lands, discovering tales of adventure and courage. Thursday will see some amazing costumes, from the extraordinary ten pound ready-made costume from Amazon, to the parent who has delicately crafted a costume from scratch (hats off to those folk). Any dress up occasion for Rhys is a challenge. The fussy material, the added weight