Takarakka – Canarvon Gorge
Well, our time at Carnarvon Gorge has come to an end! We were both looking forward to visiting the gorge, it certainly was everything we’d hoped for and more! I don’t usually write “travel...
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Stranger danger vs Kids having freedom – Is there a happy medium?
This proud kid just went to the shops, by himself! We were packing up and getting ready to leave Monto and in the interests of not making a pile of dishes doing our normal...
Learning without school…
A proud Dad moment. Except, it’s not my kid! 3 years ago we met Toby, who was 14 at the time. Toby and Jaiden connected at an unschooling camp and really hit it off,...
Fathers day, without a father
Dear Dad, Happy Father’s day, fuck you, and thank you. Fuck you, for leaving before I was born because a child didn’t suit your lifestyle Fuck you, for not even giving me a chance...
What’s more important than parenting? Me….
You would not know it looking at my ungroomed noggin, but my head is the area that I work the hardest on.. Ok, so not my head per se, rather my mental state. I...
How do you teach kindness?
Never mind the picture with sporting awards or a good report card, this is my proud parent bragging photo! The other day I had just finished working on the car and sat down on...
House sitting
WE MOVED INTO A HOUSE! (sit) Ok, so technically we didn’t even move into a house sit as were still living in the caravan, but anyway… For those of you who watched our live...
Explaining suicide to a child…
Out of all the topics I’ve taught Jaiden about, this one was the hardest. A real life lesson on mental health, depression and suicide. When we were living in Blackbutt about 3 years ago,...
How to live a simple life…
I used to dream of one day owning my own house with a beautiful big bathroom, filled with lovely fittings and a great big bath tub. Now, not so much… There’s no denying that...
And a freshwater crocodile saves the day..
As a few of you saw, we headed to the Kilcoy Show yesterday. Jaiden had decided on the way that he was old enough to drive the dodgem cars all by himself so he...
