MY HUSBANDÂ is a great dad, loving and fun and can teach our kids a million things that I will never think to teach them. But he has the winning hand in parenting because he can switch off from daddy mode. It happens when he’s with friends or something awesome (like … Continue reading
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Micro-managing your muffin
I WORK from home two days a week. For these two days, it’s bedlam. I take comfort in the notion that instead of having a “hovering” parent, twice a week my kids are “fending for themselves” in a safe and controlled environment (see illustration above). If I didn’t have work, … Continue reading
Holding on: thin threads and tight smiles
MY two separate sides crashed together during a radio interview last week. In my very best “phone voice” (louder, an octave higher and filled with witty – maybe just silly – repartee) I discussed my book, my work, my ambition, how far I’d come since I left my family home. … Continue reading