Category: Starting a Family
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If You Think It’s Tough Talking to Your Teens, Try Whatsapping Them
Their phones have been both a help and a hindrance in communicating with them. I can call Kid1 repeatedly from the lounge and get no more than an irritated “Whaaaa-aaat?” in response, whereas I can Whatsapp him and get an immediate reply.
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The Anatomy of a Super Dad
True, the really tough responsibilities in the household may be the province of mom, but a good dad knows it’s his duty to take care of everything else, and above all, to take care of you. So give dad a break this Sunday. As he’ll be only too happy to tell you, he deserves it!
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The Harrowing Truth About Father’s Day, by a Mom
The main thing to know about Parents’ Days like Mother’s and Father’s Day? They are not about the children. They are, for better or for worse, about the relationship between parents. So make some clear rules and stick to them.
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The Day the Rugby Won My Irish Heart
My parents, both Irish passport holders as well as proud South African citizens, were too settled in their suburban lives during Apartheid to bother getting me that passport that would enable to me roam the world in my later life.
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Thanks Mom, for Teaching Me to Love Sport & Ignore the Haters
The representation of a sport-loving female demographic was always prevalent, thanks to my mom. I never felt weird or threatened for loving sport, because to me, it was just the normal thing to do even if you were a woman.
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The Happy Hard Work of Having Little Humans
The first day back at the office was fantastic. I could make coffee, sit on my chair and drink it hot. I could start and finish a conversation with a colleague. I could have lunch and eat slowly. I could go to the bathroom any time I wanted. The day felt long and uninterrupted.
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I’ve got 50 Kids, and They All Love Playing Rugby
Being a surrogate supporter means pitching up and cheering for 50 kids with the same amount of enthusiasm and bias that you would your own little ones. It means getting up at 5am on a chilly Saturday to pile into the back of a seatless Avanza, squeezed inbetween apples, sandwiches, chips rugby balls, cones and…
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Food is a Time Machine That Whisks Us Back to Our Childhood
The aroma of ghee or butter melting on a hot pan tends to take me to this place – my mother’s kitchen in Pietermaritzburg, on the days we didn’t have bread in the house when she’d make a stack of rotis, or in my father’s words: “hand-made bread”.
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Like Rugby, Starting a Family is all about Playing The Bounce
You have those long hours of preparing for this game-changing moment and then you realise that despite all your best efforts, you might be thrown a few curve balls that mean you’ll have to play the bounce. And then of course, don’t forget those important feeds!