trauma
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We don’t need no curriculum! Hey! Queensland! Leave those kids alone!
I am an accidental homeschooler. We are an unexpectedly homeschooling family. Because of our precious child’s complex needs, that’s where we have ended up and it’s actually fantastic. Today we’ve been to the library and a six year old could search the catalogue himself, because he’s a great reader and has excellent computer skills. The Continue reading
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Secret Weapons
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou Trigger warning: media coverage and education about topics of consent, sex, and sexual assault. … Whoever you are, there is a reason to watch Asking For It, the three part documentary on SBS by Australian journalist Jess Continue reading
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Compass
When my son learned how to play Minecraft, I couldn’t get my head around it, nor could I keep up with what he was learning. He kept getting lost and not being able to find his way back home within his world. A friend (young enough that they grew up playing the game) showed him Continue reading
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Horse whisperer
Trigger warning: mention of child going to hospital; medical stress; carer experiences. This was written in July 2022. From September 2021, our family went through things with our child I would never wish on anyone. While we had already gone deep in understanding neurodivergence, and in particular, what things are so particularly important for a Continue reading
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Loopholes for Shepherds
The story goes that when one of the flock is lost, the shepherd goes looking, finds it, and brings the lost sheep home, carrying it over their shoulders. Unless, there’s a justification not to? A flock of sheep lived in a field. Some sheep in the flock had a young lamb who was often sad. Continue reading
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Broken waves
At no point in the last two years could I imagine running on sand with my two children, hearing them laugh, watching them fall over in water and get up again, still laughing. I could not imagine it ever happening. Nor could I imagine that we would have been able to drive a few hours Continue reading
A Thousand Thoughts 