A semblance of normality: An ex- lawyer/ stay at home mum/disabled mums view

I suggest you read my blog below about why I don't like October and why  I was absolutely dreading it.  However, I refuse to spend a whole month in hiding. I am therefore on a mission  to make this October epic! I have got lots of lovely things planned like coffee with a friend somewhere a bit special, a catch up with a friend I haven't seen for ages and afternoon tea to name but a few... I am actually starting to look forward to it. Here's hoping for a good October. October: my interesting and very stressful month both in 2017 & 2018 October 2017 Well they say things happen in 3’s - I had my son being unexpectedly admitted  to hospital, my birthday and my sons MRI scan. Basically my son has Childhood Absence Epilepsy and can fall over for no apparent reason. Tiredness appears to be a trigger and we had a long journey which set him off. I took him to the doctors who promptly (and completely unexpectedly we left half eaten sandwiches in...

'I hate sports day.'  There, I said it.  I have always hated sports day. I know I am meant to feel all 'I'm blessed' because I almost didn't get to see any, but I am so over that now. I just feel bad subjecting my children to it, particularly my little girl who isn't sporty (and, as I tell her a lot, nor was I and I did ok). I also feel terrible for myself, how is it at 35 I'm dreading the day? What do I dread? Well let's see- it's really uneven and I spend the whole walk  across the field expecting to fall over in front of everyone.  When I finally get to  where I am sitting and lower myself into a dubiously uneven deck chair, I get to either boil or (as this year had it) freeze. All this to watch my daughter  take part in 2 races over the space of 4 hours! I will admit the last hour is lovely: a family picnic with both children. My husband and  my mother-in-law joined us this year, as they were doing the afternoon session for...