To the special needs teachers of my son

To the special needs teachers of my son

Apr 14, 2019 | 6 comments

I didn’t want to send Harry to a special school. I wanted him in mainstream with his twin brother doing all the things that other siblings were doing together. I wanted him to have loads of friends and memories to treasure forever. I wanted him to know that...
The emotional conflict of letting my boy grow

The emotional conflict of letting my boy grow

Nov 25, 2018 | 0 comments

This week I was explaining to one of the classes I teach what it means to be in ’emotional conflict’; to feel conflicted. Today, as I packed my sons suitcase for his week-long residential with school, I became the embodiment of that description. When I...
The best, hard decisions

The best, hard decisions

Nov 11, 2018 | 0 comments

Parenting is full of hard decisions at the best of times but when you are making decisions for a child with special needs, life can be even more challenging. In my past role as a primary school teacher and now as I visit primary schools as part of my charity More Than...
To the mother with the life I will never know.

To the mother with the life I will never know.

Jan 3, 2018 | 27 comments

I see you. Enjoying a life I had expected a long time ago. You’re sitting at the edge of the trampoline centre reading a book. You look totally engrossed in it, glancing up occasionally and topping up the tea (maybe coffee) from your flask. Your children have their...
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