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Cereal Boxes as Rain Hats

Day 3 of our cereal box mystery. If you’ve missed the others, I’ve been wondering what on earth the schools do with all the cereal boxes we’re asked to bring in. Or… have we been upgraded from shoe boxes? If so, we should feel very grown-up now. I’m sure the teachers use the Cereal Boxes as […]

Cereal Boxes again. The mystery continues as we try to figure out why teachers ask us for more and more or these things. All this week, I’m suggesting different possibilities including, as you may have seen yesterday, a pair of emergency wellies (or rain boots/gumboots for our friends around the world) for that odd snow […]

What is it with cereal boxes? Just when you think you’ll never be asked to bring in another shoe box to your child’s school, they start asking for Cereal Boxes. And not any old ones either. Family sized – industrial scale – big enough for Hagrid to share breakfast with a few other half-giants. This […]

Plummy Mummy tries her best on Red Nose Day . Often short of cash as she’s always giving it to the au pair or a taxi driver. At least she has her plastic to hand but the school just isn’t up to receiving her method of payment. Really!

Another year – another Red Nose Day. Do they come around more quickly each time like birthdays seem to, or is it that red is such a prominent colour, we remember it more? Oscar’s used to nosebleeds, so he just blends in more at this time of the year. Today we had a choice of […]

Oscar’s in trouble at school. How do you resolve problems such as bullying, rough kids and ‘play fights’ ? Oscar lets his Mum know the truth in Heir Raising style. Read More

In Heir Raising today, we’re looking at the value of Anger Management. It’s not easy in the playground when overwhelmed by hormones, growth spurts and bad nights, as well as having to negotiate relationships every day in front of the whole school. And that’s just the mums at drop-off and pick-up …

Oscar wants answers. Every week, or more often if we can think of something funny, Oscar and his friends will be popping up in Heir Raising and and making their presence known. Read More

This week, Heir Raising is taking a look at what happens when kids become more independent. In the playground, Oscar and Dante’s parents are making great progress as is Ollie Gorky, Plummy Mummy’s boyfriend. Heir Raising will be tackling deeply problematic parenting problems in an expertly educational, though faintly ridiculous way. Read More

Plummy Mummy “Where’s the au pair when you need her?” Plummy Mummy is stretched beyond reason. How can you get on with your life when the staff are always away. This is Yolanda’s third visit back home in one year – surely the rest of her family can look after her father. Most strokes are fairly minor […]

In Heir Raising this week I am showcasing a new breed of elderly mothers who you can see whizzing back and forth on the school run. One of these is my friend Gummy Mummy. Her obstetrician called her ‘an ancient prima-gravida’ – an upgrade, or downgrade if you like from the ‘elderly primagravida’ he called […]

Parents United 2 .. here are the others ! Read More

Welcome to my new blog – Heir Raising! I have several friends with children the same age as mine and we have become close over the years even though we don’t always agree. Please do visit from time to time and leave a comment if you feel like it – I’d love to hear from […]