Chalk and Cheese

Chalk and Cheese

How Can my Girls be so Different? ‘It’s another girl,’ said the male sonographer at our twenty-two-week scan, ‘sorry.’ Ignoring the last comment (that’s a whole other article), I remember being delighted that our second, and definitely last, child was…
Growing Up Tall

Growing Up Tall

I had to watch it, even though I knew it would make me cringe. Another American high school movie with the same-old storyline, Tall Girl is a new film from Netflix. The underdog, 16-year old Jodi, feels like a freak…
“Hi, will you be my friend?”

“Hi, will you be my friend?”

In the beginning there were the groups and the apps and the desperation to speak to another adult. From attending pre-natal classes to those early days of playgroups in random church halls, I’ve tried my hardest to get out and…