I think it's super tough being 14. And I know it's super tough being the mum of a 14 year old. In fact, it has probably been the hardest and the most helpless year I have ever experienced as your mum. And it has also been the year where my feelings of pride, admiration [...]
Happy 13th birthday Jakey. You are my lucky boy charm, with my luck arriving at 7:14pm on the 10th August 2011 at Freemason's hospital. Just a few moments earlier, I watched your head emerge (thanks to the midwives who provided a mirror) and waited for what felt like an eternity (thanks to my obstetrician [...]
Jake, you are a boy of few words, yet your face says so much and you wear your emotions and feelings all over your face, literally. While everyone else is just giving a standard boring camera smile, you communicate so much more with your face. [...]
A few months ago I read my umpteenth help book on how to parent a teenager. It was titled "being 14" and focussed specifically on Australian 14 year old girls and all the trials and tribulations of their lives. Like many of the books, podcasts, articles and psychology sessions I have consumed to help [...]
