This household has more than a little experience with Eating Disorders. My mother had Acute Anorexia Nervosa all my life. She say’s she is cured, but you can see that it still lurks at the edges, creeping back in when she is stressed. Eating Disorders are never truly gone. One thing observing my mother has … Continue reading
Category Archives: History
High School approaches
At the end of this year she graduates….my Youngest finishes Primary School And the little super hero sets off on a new adventure. From 1 teacher all week long to having half a dozen she is regularly exposed to with different classrooms throughout the day. It is almost a year away and yet NOW is … Continue reading
Making Messes
The last couple of weeks have been all about making messes and they have been such spectacular messes at that! We pruned the garden to death still some more to go which we will do over coming weeks/months as we completely restructure our garden. The little super hero has had an absolute blast chopping … Continue reading
What is Protective?
One of the assumptions leapt to in the interview today was that I must of course be an overprotective mother. I squashed that pretty quickly. From a young age I was quite aware that I could potentially put my children at even more risk by not exposing them to hazards than by teaching them protective … Continue reading
Seeing the evidence
It can be hard to see the signs leading up to eruptions and burn outs, but they are there, we just need to learn to recognise them. Kids coming home from school and devolving in front of the TV provides no action or interaction from which to see what is happening for them. This afternoon … Continue reading
The Little Super Hero’s Mum
Someone said blog “it must be said” they say…..well you said that, because I did say it, didn’t you….and I brushed it off….and you know how thoughts and idea’s chew at the back of your head and itch and you think oh shit they brought home headlice again….until after combing and scratching you realise it … Continue reading
10 years now……
OMG I can breathe…..it has been 10 years we have struggled through this…. it started with Night terrors for five years, no one in the house could truly get sleep right through dealing with a separation and threats of violence from their father……the only time anyone (her sisters got sleep) were the 2 months she … Continue reading
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