Growing up with gay parents
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there! Here’s a picture of me with my mothers.Yep, for those of you who are new here, I grew up with a gay mother, so I’m...
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7 things I wish I knew when we started homeschooling 7 years ago
1. The stigma around homeschooling One thing I never considered when I first started homeschooling was that upon enrolling Jaiden into home education, every person who had never homeschooled their own child, instantly became...
The real heroes behind Jaiden’s journey…
The real heroes behind Jaiden’s journey… I get a lot of praise for the progress Jaiden has made over the years. But, in reality, this journey all started thanks to a group of total...
The realities of sharing your life openly on the internet.
The realities of sharing your life openly online.. I planned to spend the morning working on my book. But as I sat here watching the sunrise I was pondering my reconnection (since I was...
Would you pick up a homeless hitchhiker? I did…
Would you pick up a homeless hitchhiker? Would you let your kid give him money? I did, and I’ll probably do it again. Picking up a hitchhiker may seem irresponsible while there is a...
Appreciation post with a twist..
Pictured here, hooking her first fish (which got away), with the default ‘tongue out of the side of the mouth while concentrating’ look is a friend of mine, Leah. We met a few years...
Our first surf together!
My first morning surf in 20+ years, and my first ever with Jaiden…Jaiden’s journey with the ocean has been a long and well documented one. When we set off back in 2012 I had...
The power of kindness..
Our day at the race track continued.. After a couple of hours watching cars race at the track we decided to head to the drag strip to watch some drag racing. Jaiden had never...
Building Resilience in children.
This kid, how he continues to help me grow. A couple of years ago now, a mate of mine Greg popped by for a bit of a catchup and gave Jaiden a couple of...
Our facebook page was Hacked!
On the 24th of Jan at about 9pm whilst chatting to a friend I received a popup message saying my account had been disabled for violation of Facebooks terms of service. Totally confused as...
