Let them see everything, let them learn. Fill them with life.

I can’t live his life for him, I can’t take away his pain. He needs to work through things for himself, even when he is this small. School is where we learn a lot about life, and some of the tough things it throws us. For some, those school-yard life-lessons are the toughest of [...]

At the precise moment I clicked this photo, I remember thinking,
“Yeah, things are not going too badly, it all might work out.”
Snap.
A walk along the sand, onto cement, laughing, a few minutes of happiness, just me and them, where nothing and no one else mattered. Then we met him on the pavement; a change [...]

You find out your child may be unwell; other problems take a back seat and you realise that you have been a self-indulgent twat.

Today my daughter turns 3. That she is my daughter, I thank all gods, wherever, whoever. 3 years of that luminous, kiss-me skin, those spontaneous cuddles, the sing-song little voice. People say she looks like her father, but most people don’t see past her golden curls to arrive at that decision. Because, she is me [...]

Upstairs with you now, into your comfort beds,
and sleep my little ones, sleep.
Now is not the time for questions,
Nor even for one more glass of water.
Close your sweet eyes and dream your fantastic dreams.
No, the light will not be left on.
Sleep long my darling and sleep well my love.
It is not a monster.
Good night my [...]