I hardly ever write about parenting. Mainly because I am terrified my girls will grow up to become writers and take revenge. What if they write about me like Alexandra Fuller did? She wrote, in her mum’s words, “that awful book”, Don’t Let’s go to the Dogs Tonight (because mother is already there?) and she exposed the full depths of her…
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Finding her balance – the journey of a SUP mama
One of the first things you learn when you get on a stand up paddle board is to bring your big girl panties. It’s not for the fainthearted. The second is to learn to balance. You start with a wide board, a wide stance, some flat water and a fully engaged core. With a little ocean knowledge, courage grows and with…
Flying With Children
eter Pan has it sorted. His flights with children are a roaring success. Second star to the right and straight on till morning. For the rest of us, however, those without Pixie Dust, the challenge is real.
The Reluctant Entrepreneur: 13 Things I Learned in Small Business
The word entrepreneur is nearly as scary as the actual thing where you start a business. Have you ever tried to spell it? Yikes. Spellcheck. I never aspired to being the owner of a small business. It seemed too hard, too much work, way too complicated for me. When the words Provisional Tax were said I heard Walk the Plank. But…
When motherhood is elusive: What you need to survive IVF
That night it was my turn to host book club. The phone rang, shrill above the chatter. With the books on the coffee table and a wine glass in my hand, I took the call. It was the doctor. He didn’t soften his diagnosis with euphemisms. “You will probably never have children,” he said. I crouched over the phone, trying…
Melissa A Volker 