Tag: siblings
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Sibling Shaping
A strange phenomenon has taken place in our home since Kurt returned from his ‘finding himself’ tour. Sadly, I’m not here to tell you that a miracle took place and our boy found God, turned to sobriety, become a believer in no sex before marriage and hard work being the key to happiness. But… some…
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Sibling Relationships, Where All’s Fair In Love And War
English: A clementine covered with mould (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ve mentioned before how like chalk and cheese my two offspring are. One is going to be an ambassador for climate change and studies rocks out of choice (!) whilst the other is going to become an international rock star. And because they are chalk and…
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Sibling Rivalry and The Difference Between Rocks and Rock Music
Rock Me Baby (Photo credit: Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography) Sibling rivalry can be a bitch when we’re growing up, although it does serve some purposes. It toughens us up, prepares us for personality clashes that we may have to deal with later in life, and generally metamorphoses into lifelong familial friendship. Sometimes, however, it…
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Teenage Sibling Love
English: Indian Naan bread and curry served in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I haven’t decided whether my teenagers are simply not interested in food, or just MY food . Nerd Child has been fussy about food since she was force-fed her first solid at the age of five months, where from deep within the…
LOUISA SIMMONDS 