It is easy to forget that there is more than one person in a family, and there is no such thing as a 'normal family'. Whilst your new baby is the most important and precious thing in the world, you are not just a mother. A mother is a woman too, and can be a lover, a partner, a daughter and a friend. Equally the father is experiencing new emotions. Read on for other people's experiences of parenthood, and lots of information for new parents.
As David Cameron hits the headlines again – this time venting his spleen at runaway dads, I thought I would write a post extolling the virtues of great Dads.
Don’t get me wrong – runaway dads SHOULD get bad press – they deserve it. But not all absent Dads are absent because they want to be. We know this. The issue is not clear cut. Relationships are so much more complicated than that. Furthermore, bad parenting by present fathers (and mothers) is just as bad as not being there at all.
Anyway, rant over, back to the wonderful things Dads do.
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As it was a gift, I had no preconceptions of this book, but reading the cover got me intrigued.
The intrigue didn’t stop. It’s not often I simply CAN’T put a book down. By the 5th page I was totally absorbed into the characters and their lives.
Why am I posting a review of it on this site you may well ask… well the love Ma has for her son Jack is so totally awe-inspiring I just had to! The things she does to help her son grow in a world just 12 foot square is amazing. She really is his world.
I’m not going to give away the plot, that really would spoil so much. What I will say is Room by Emma Donoghue
is narrated by 5 year old Jack. He lives with his Ma in Room. He knows of no world outside Room, in fact he believes everything on TV is made up and everything in Room is real.
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A friend posted this on Facebook:
You just know when your toddler is up to something!
“How do you expect kids to listen to their parents when, Tarzan lives half naked, Cinderella comes back home at midnight, Pinocchio lies all the time, Aladdin is the king of thieves, Batman drives at 320KM/h, Sleeping Beauty is lazy and Snow White lives with 7 guys.
We shouldn’t be surprised if kids misbehave at times!”
Then I saw this article from the BBC about it being parents responsibility for the behaviour of their children. It got me thinking…
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As David Cameron hits the headlines again – this time venting his spleen at runaway dads, I thought I would write a post extolling the virtues of great Dads.
