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Seeing Mrs Aylward

It’s a lifetime now since Mrs Aylward taught my then pre-primary aged child. Her green eyes are just the same, overflowing with kindness and empathy. That pre-primary year was the first time I realised my daughter was going to be socially ostracised by her peer group. She didn’t know it yet, but it was so […]

Posted bypipbrennanApril 22, 2019April 22, 2019Posted inWomenEnergyTags: kindness, ParentingLeave a comment on Seeing Mrs Aylward

Dead Mum Walking

Is there anything more horrific than a farewell? Yet this is a moment of such parental pride and excitement. My daughter planned a Gap Year, worked hard to earn money to travel to Europe and has done it! She has donned the back pack and headed off for a glorious European holiday. Here we are […]

Posted bypipbrennanJune 4, 2017June 4, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags: Parenting, Transition, Travel11 Comments on Dead Mum Walking

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