Honest reflections. Tender truths. A safe place for same-sex parents and donor-conceived families.
Book Week poses far more of a stress in our household than Father’s Day ever has. Hard to believe but it’s true. For us, the day itself is spent celebrating with extended family. Grandparents and uncles are celebrated with either a family breakfast, or lunch. Basically it is just like other families, but on a … Continue reading Father’s Day
There are some challenges all households face irrespective of sexuality or family dynamics…One of those that considerably raises the stress levels in our house is Book Week. Last week as most of you would be aware, was Book Week for 2018. Now let me preface this by saying I am a HUGE supporter of encouraging … Continue reading Book Week Can Bite Me
I was in London the day I learned I was expecting my first boy fifteen years ago. I was doing data entry at a dingy small scale factory style establishment near Croydon, walking distance from a hospital. Work was optional for me at this time, as my partner had been offered a contract working for … Continue reading About a Boy
Sometimes it feels like the proverbial closet one ‘comes out’ of actually has a revolving door. Having children has been the best thing that I could ever have done with my life. But never in a million years could I have imagined the way that being part of a same sex family could permeate my … Continue reading Coming Out: When the Closet has more of a Revolving door.
The flip side of having an ‘alternative’ family is the absolute appreciation and joy you feel when your family is embraced and accepted by people. Every smile is meaningful, every gesture of kindness and acceptance hits you in the heart. Because you know too well how the alternative feels. Fortunately, in my experience these days, … Continue reading The Flip Side
My intent in writing this is not to appear ungrateful. But it’s a major, major stuff up. One that my kids have to live with their entire lives. And there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it. Seventeen years ago, when I first embarked on my journey to become a parent, there was one thing … Continue reading Orphan Annie
A great friend of mine was married recently. That’s great, you say… Yes it is. All marriages are cause for celebration. But this one is far more than that. It’s the result of years and years of pure love and romantic attraction: but also thick skin, hard work and the overcoming of constant hurdles along … Continue reading From this moment on
It’s 4am and I can’t sleep. Miss L, who is one, has had an unsettled night and is currently occupying my side of the bed. She is a terrible, restless sleeper and she has been ‘spoilt’ by being allowed to sleep against me since birth. I know, I know, I can sense the eye … Continue reading Party of Five
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