Tag: love
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Family: You Can Run But You Can’t Hide
From what I understand, one of the few benefits of divorce is that you occasionally get a break from the kids. One of the benefits of migration is that you get to keep the day-to-day responsibilities of being part of a dysfunctional family at arms length. Family and ‘home’ In spite of the logistics, my…
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When Your Parent Abandons You
The other day NC was telling us about her plans for the next seven months or so while she has a gap between her degree and her Masters. More accurately, she gave us an outline of how her plans away from home will improve her continued personal growth trajectory. Yes, that’s definitely igneous… The old…
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Dysfunctional Versus Flat-line Relationships
I’ve just completed the whirlwind first season of ‘Love’ on Netflix, written by Judd Apatow who produces ‘Girls’ with Lena Durham. I am drawn to the modern genre of television shows that depict the full range of dysfunctional relationships experienced by ‘normal’, flawed characters that we can all identify with. Unlike reality television contestants, whose…
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Valentines Night With The FailArmy
One of Kurt’s greatest pleasures in life, apart from winding me up, is watching FailArmy videos on YouTube. These are videos of those idiots (usually men) that derive pleasure from doing wacky, dangerous stunts, the insanity of which more (often than not), land them in sticky situations, if not hospital. Typical stunts might include jumping…
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What Do You Buy For Your Partner For Christmas?
I’ve been thinking about the agreement the old man agreed to about Christmas presents a while ago, and am now questioning if we made the right decision. Sometimes I think it might be romantic for him to surprise me with a gift on Christmas morning… and then I remember the patterned towel set and the…
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How Much Is Too Much At Christmas?
There’s been a lot of talk in the media this week about how much we should spend on our kids at Christmas, after a women in the UK made headline news for ‘pressie-bragging’. Decorated Christmas tree on white background It’s a tricky topic and one that is bound to make those of us who indulge…
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Sometimes It Feels Good To Coast
For those of you who read my posts for my input on ADHD, I discovered the most fantastic read on ADDitude magazine last weekend by Frank South, aka ADHD Dad. It just so happens his post was about his twenty-three year old son, who sounds suspiciously like he is carving a similarly dodgy career to…
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My 7 Hottest Tips For How To Endure A Middle-Aged Marriage
Do you get sucked into those online articles about what makes relationships work, how you can improve your relationship, or ‘the four things every successful relationship must have’? I’m afraid I do, and they always leave me feeling defeated, because generally I can’t identify with any of them. I suppose I’m drawn to them for…
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What I’ve Learned From My Forties
When I was in my early thirties and stuck in the quicksand of raising young children, one of the things that got me through was clinging to the belief that surely, life HAD TO begin in my forties. ID 2102975 © Dimitry Romanchuck | Dreamstime.com Bit that idea turned out to be an old wives…
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Breathing Freely Again When The Anxiety Lifts
I didn’t need my troubled son Kurt to go away to see just how much his needs have defined my personality over the last few years. But even I have to admit that I’m surprised how quickly I’ve regained control of my emotions away from the glare of his aura. Found on pinterest.com As you…
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Self- Esteem And Learning To Love Yourself
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/108113005 Learning to love yourself is one of life’s toughest challenges, which is unfortunate because it affects so many other facets of the life we end up living. No matter how many times our esteemed leader at ‘Bad Parent Group’ raps my knuckles for nagging Kurt about his behavior – because as she says, “that…
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