Couple of days ago I thought I was having a pretty crappy day. Within the first hour of getting up I had to yell at my kids half a dozen times for stupid stuff, like smearing cream cheese over the draw handle, bickering with each other non stop and not being dressed 10 minutes before they should be leaving the house, let alone actually brushing their teeth, and then the dishwasher broke…again. Once they had left for school I had a really bad case of fibro fog to the point I started to worry that’s Id never get back to … Continue reading “When it comes to life none of us are winning like we thought we would”
Month: December 2016
Father Christmas
My dad was a fireman. Each year growing up we would attend the fire brigades annual Christmas party at the station. All the kids would be invited, we’d have our tea, play party games and take it in turns to slide down the fireman’s pole. At the end of each party we would get a special visit from you know who! When Father Christmas arrived I was always amazed that he knew exactly what I had really wanted for Christmas and he would always bring the best present I’d receive all year. He would know if I had acted up, … Continue reading “Father Christmas”
Dadiversary
Today is Dadiversary, Its the anniversary of the day we lost him. My brother, sister and I all treat the day very different. My sister will have got up early, visited his grave, has posted on Facebook in his memory and he will not be far from her thoughts all day. My brother doesn’t talk about it much… but then hes a boy and boys don’t. I’m pretty sure at some point in the day he will realise the dates significance, he will spend a few moments thinking of my dad, wish some things could have been different and be … Continue reading “Dadiversary”