Monthly Archives: May 2012

Good Endings

I don’t need happy endings but I do like good ones. We know we need to say goodbye to our loved ones when they die – with a funeral, or wake, or in some other quiet, personal way.  We have all manner of ways to sign off in our written communications – ‘Yours sincerely’, ‘Kind [...]

Posted on 21 May 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Rites of passage
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Having kids – huge responsibility?

Are they happy?  Do they have a good bunch of friends?  Are they doing okay in their studies?  Are they happy?  Do they have direction, motivation, hope?   Are they eating well enough?  Sleeping fine?  In good health?  Are they well liked?  Are they happy? Having children can seem like such a huge responsibility sometimes. [...]

Posted on 14 May 2012
Musings: Parenting girls, Parenting teenagers
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When Does a Girl become a Woman?

Is it the make-up and shoes? Or the tampax in her bag?  Is it the lover?  Or moving out of home?  Holding her baby?  Or perhaps it’s the bank account in her name with money she has earned in it? Is it knowing how to walk like a woman?  Or graduating from college?  Is it [...]

Posted on 8 May 2012
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting teenagers, Rites of passage
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Maiden, mother, crone

Yesterday, after a discussion group on Dying Well (because I want to, and our baby did), I found myself in our local cafe with three older women.  Just as we began to share our thoughts on the morning’s group, ordering our lattes and teas, one of the women suddenly waved the waitress over with great [...]

Posted on 4 May 2012
Musings: Coming of age, Parenting teenagers, Rites of passage
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Teen Screen Time

This week is Screen Free Week for some around the world.  So much has been written about the benefits of being computer literate and even more has been written about the harmful effects for our children of too much gaming, texting, social media, streaming and surfing. I find myself rather more in favour of the [...]

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Posted on 2 May 2012
Musings: Parenting teenagers
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