When I was in my teens, my parents had a fight with my aunt who was my dad's older sister. Thinking that other family members would get upset, my dad called his uncle for advice and rather than giving my dad a long sermon about how family was important and he needed to make up with his sister, he said "You're spouse and your children are you family, everyone else is secondary!" That stuck with me for the last 25 years. I've never been that close to my extended family and the thought of visiting older family members that I didn't know every year and listen them ask me patronising questions made me cringe. The last time I went to see old family was when my oldest daughter was nearly 3 and I was so ashamed of myself to bring her to see my dad's old hypochondriac aunt in bed , I thought , "that's it!" Then there's the constant feud between my mum and her sister and my dad and his brother. First they say they'll never speak to them a...

Namaste guys, what's shaking? It's been a while since my last post. The last time I blogged, I was getting really annoyed about family making suggestions of whatnames to call my unborn baby back in 2017, that I was really thinking about putting "father unknown" on the birth certificate if significant other even suggested any of the names, including the ones he chose. Anyway it worked out in the end. I had another healthy little girl who just started putting sentences together whether they make sense or not. So why the new blog? Because it's about time I start reaching out to more people on a wider scale with things I know, things I've learned, things I'm still learning. My likes, dislikes , things that mean a lot to me. Now that we've got time to spare, I'll be here quite alot, just trying to make the world a better place. Stay tuned. #besogoodtheycantignoreyou #noexcuses #nobullshit #determination #stronger