FIVE REASONS WHY YOUR DAD WANTS A GOAT FOR FATHER’S DAY
Dear Offspring,
There are just a few things I want to set straight before Father’s Day this year … five, in fact.
Relationships
Why It’s Not Good to be Alone
How many of us are living our lives in emotional isolation? How many of us are relying on ourselves to claw our way through life? How many of us have simply forgotten what it means to have some friends around? We’re Created for Community It’s always exciting to kick off a new series of messages …
Mother Shaming Has to Stop!
‘They won’t always want to come to the park with you, Mommy. They won’t always spin and twirl to make their new dress swish, they won’t always call out, “WATCH ME!”’ Reading this blog made me want to throw my iPhone at my computer screen!
Parenting Envy
Holding our babies in our arms, my friend casually mentioned that her little one was already sleeping through the night. Suddenly, I wanted to slap her across the face. I can only put it down to sleep deprivation.
The Ordinary into the Extraordinary
At the end of this month, Philip and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. I can hardly believe it’s been two decades since we said ‘I do’, and if you include the on-and-off dating before that, we’ve pretty much been together for 25 years. We met when I was 19 and he was …
The Difference Between Men and Women
It was Saturday morning and we had a party to go to. We had to leave by 10.20am to be on time. Luke was up with the boys. Sunday morning and we had an event to go to. We had to leave by 8am to be on time. Susie was up with the boys. On …
Disrespect? Or Just a Lack of Social Skills?
Social media has produced a communication boom. Never before have young people communicated so much. The average teenager spends about 10 hours in front of a screen every day and checks their social media accounts 150 times during a 24 hour period. Much of this time is spent socialising, but disengaged from real world relationships. …
I’m Not The Same Woman He Married
It’s easy to look into the eyes of your partner, over the piles of washing, lego and odd shoes and think: ‘hello stranger.’
The Gratitude Challenge
The amazing thing about gratitude is that it’s 100% positive, completely inoffensive and guaranteed to make someone feel extraordinary.
The Man Song
I think most women agree they can give their husband’s a hard time, especially when it comes to parenting. I often feel sorry for blokes who are trying so hard but don’t feel they are doing anything right. So today I am backing up the men and talking about the role a father can play in his teenage girl’s life.