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Juggling with One Hand Tied
..."We've finally made it! The move we have been planning for over two years, and talking about since before Tamsin was even conceived, has been made. We are back in our native (for Graham) Australia (my adopted homeland since the age of seven). Our lives are in chaos, our children are disoriented, and although we speak the same language we have no idea how anything runs here any more. Home sweet home!"...
Looking Through Old Photos
..."And then, of course, you settle into the new routine, and you forget that anything else has ever happened. It was a real shock, looking back over those photos, and remembering life with Tamsin when she was an only child. It made me think of the many wonderful memories I have of that time, and the faint feeling of regret I had when I knew that I really did want another baby, but that things would never be quite the same again"...
Mary Poppins Bags
..."I never was one for the bag so small that it could hold a streamlined lipstick. I have a pathological urge to carry a book with me at all times, sometimes two, just in case I get stranded somewhere without reading material. (Mind you, travelling with young children just fills me with a pathological fear of being stranded, period.) But until I had children, I didn't understand the true meaning of the Big Bag."...
Maternal Instinct
..."When I was pregnant for the first time, people kept telling me that I would automatically know what to do with my new baby when it was born. (This was usually in answer to my wails that I knew nothing about babies). I refused to believe them. I'd had virtually no exposure to babies during my thirty-one years. I didn't even like them very much, and my usual tactic around children was to avoid them at all costs. So it didn't seem very likely that I would experience a sudden rush of maternal instinct at the crucial moment."...
Mommy! I'm Bored!
"...I would worry that my children would grow up to need constant outside stimulation in their adult lives, too. It may seem a little pretentious to suggest that adult self-reliance and strength of character stem directly and solely from being bored during the school holidays! But I do think it is a sign of the times when we feel obliged to bombard our children with elaborate entertainments from the moment they are born." ...
My Baby is Growing Up
..."Make the most of their childhood; they grow up so fast. You hear that one a lot when you have a baby. There you are, wishing fervently that the baby will start sleeping through the night, or eat finger foods, or walk, or talk, or go to school to give you some peace! And your mom, or someone else of that generation, will say wisely that you shouldn't wish their lives away, that you should value their babyhood and not hasten their growing up."...
Only 32 Sleeps to Go!
..."The politically correct in Australian education circles apparently think that Father Christmas is all right, though, because he is not a Christian figure. I always thought he had roots in St Nicholas, but no doubt they are referring to the fat, jolly, red-and-white Santa Claus figure invented by American advertising gurus! It makes me worry for the fixture of multi-culturalism if a symbol of American commercialism is preferred over legitimate religious symbols! "...
Spare The Rod
"Disciplining children is a fraught subject these days. Last century children were routinely beaten, locked in dark cupboards, terrorized by brutal parents or nannies. Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child was a phrase imbued with real meaning. Nineteenth century parents did genuinely believe that their children must be terrified into submission for the good of their immortal souls and their future as well-adjusted adults. " ...
Tamsin will be Disastered
..."At one point I was telling Tamsin how much fun she would have in Melbourne, and she said dramatically, 'If it isn't fun, I'll be DISASTERED!' It was so funny. She can be a real drama queen and I think she swept her brow at the time. I knew what she meant, though. It is a big responsibility to be building up an experience and to have a small person relying on my interpretation of how it will be for her."...
The Olympic Torch
..."Whether it's McDonalds, London Zoo or the Olympic torch relay, I really want my kids to remember interesting incidents from their childhood, and want to facilitate this by making sure that they do things worthy of remembering. Even more important, though, is to make their whole childhood happy, secure and worthy of memory."...
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