The Dark Room
Your brain exists in the dark. When the lights are always out, the only way to survive is to keep guessing.
More issues
Excellent detectors
Every child is an earthquake detector.
When something is wrong, they know.
They walk into a room. They can feel something is up.
Maybe someone is visibly upset. A table has been knocked over. There's an atmosphere.
Detecting these vibrations is an essential skill.
It's impossible
The third mode of parenting
Permissive, Repressive, and the magic bit in between.
What's next?
Did you really think you would wake one morning and not have any problems?
Lord of the lies
In any discussion about a group of kids being left alone, it won’t be long before someone mentions ‘Lord of the Flies’.
Rubber band
This last year has left me feeling like a rubber band.
Stretched too many times. Holding far more than it was ever intended to support.
No bad years
2020. Goodbye and good riddance? Well, no.
Don’t quit Facebook
How do you know if someone’s not on Facebook? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.
No goals
I’ve never liked setting goals.
Which may seem odd, considering my background.
Busy isn’t the problem
Busy really isn’t what it used to be.
Busy used to be the goal. It was what we aimed for. It was cool.