Tag: science
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Graduation Photo Smugness and The Sacrifice of Parenting
The big day came and went last Friday when NC graduated from her university with her degree in Advanced Science. Three years of hard work for her and eighteen years of hard work for us culminated in an hour-long ceremony. The Dean reminded his graduates to go and do what they feel passionate about –…
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My Personal Top Ten Genetic Mutations
A slight mutation in the matched nucleotides can lead to chromosomal aberrations and unintentional genetic rearrangement. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week, I inadvertently tuned into this super-intellectual series called Sex, Death and The Meaning of Life on tv. I admit that I was channel-hopping at the time, in search of something mindless (that wasn’t tennis),…
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Midlife Mayhem – Fake Parenting
I am the ‘fraud’ parent at my daughter’s Parent Evening. While my seventeen-year-old has acquired a fake ID to get intoxicated, I often question my true ID as a responsible parent. A lot of us are guilty of ‘winging’ this whole nurturing lark. We’ve had to. The dissolution of the ‘extended family‘ has forced us…
Louisa Simmonds 