Both of my children have wonderfuly unique personalities, and as such, both Phil and I have different relationships with each child.I'm going to focus on my youngest, as he was the topic of our conversation this morning.Before I tell you this story, a little background - he is my clingy child. I'm his go-to person when he's upset (I'm also daughter's, but even more so with him).He often wants cuddles all the time, which I love. However sometimes it can get overwhelming... more

It's no surprise to anyone that sometimes even the smallest of things can derail me. Life at the moment feels really really hard.At the beginning of the year, the start to the school year was delayed by a week because of the floods. Although I had anxiety around this time (because Chloe was starting a new school), I had still mentally prepared for the day when they went back. So when that changed, I was kind of thrown into a spin.Then school started, Cyclone Gabrielle hit, and the kids had... more