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Pretending to be grown up, married and parenting two children... but I'm still Nunn the Wiser

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We don’t need no education…

September 16, 2020 by NunntheWiser
YoungestGirl picture

My word, it’s been a long time since I have written a blog. I feel like I’ve aged about 200 years in the last six months, which is mostly down to homeschooling two children. Very honestly, we sort of had it easy compared with most parents. Both TheBloke (TM) and I work flexibly from home, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, school Tagged: EldestGirl, homeschool, homeschooling, YoungestGirl

Permission to Rebel?

October 15, 2019 by NunntheWiser
father ted

EldestGirl tests the limits of her activism.

Posted in: school Tagged: activism, activist, extinction rebellion, greta thunberg, national geographic kids, newsround, rebel, rebellion, school trip

Skating around the truth

July 16, 2019 by NunntheWiser

EldestGirl is not given to flights of fancy. She isn’t a child who gets lost in imaginary games, generally speaking. I have very rarely caught her in a lie – and even then it’s usually been along the lines of, “it was an accident”, when what she actually means is, “I immediately regretted the consequences, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, school Tagged: children lying, embarrassment, lying, skateboard, skateboarding

Nursery neuroses

September 17, 2018 by NunntheWiser
School uniform photo

YoungestGirl had been to nursery before. But she had taken the summer off, and today, she started properly at her new nursery, which is based at EldestGirl’s school. Where EldestGirl is largely self-contained, YoungestGirl is – ahem – expressive with her emotions. She cried every day we took her to her old nursery (and then … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Nursery, school, toddler Tagged: new nursery, nursery, settling in, starting nursery, tantrum, tantrums, YoungestGirl

Happy Holidays

July 31, 2018 by NunntheWiser

And so the holidays draw to a happy close… Wait, what? What the fuck do you mean we’re only one week in? You are shitting kidding me. So far – in a week – we have done: London Sealife Centre, London Eye, Shrek Adventure, swimming, cinema, a picnic, McDonalds, Chessington and Legoland, and frankly I … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Potty training, school, toddler, Travel Tagged: Chessington, Legoland, London Aquarium, London Eye, London Sealife Centre, Merlin, Merlin passes, potty training, school holidays, Shrek Adventure, tantrums

Amazing Reception

July 24, 2018 by NunntheWiser

Today is EldestGirl’s last day of Reception. I have to say – all modesty aside (seriously aside – wait for it) – I have absolutely nailed it. Honestly, if anyone has had a better year than me, I want to see evidence. This year…. We have read with both children daily. We have learned times … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, feminism, Reception, school Tagged: adult gap year, children, feminism, first day of reception, housework, last day of reception, organisation, parenting, reception, tantrums, time management, wifework

Fete Accompli*

June 24, 2018 by NunntheWiser

“That’s an interesting point, Steve,” I might once have said, “because we do need to drill down into the global footprint and get  granular data on our diverse global reach. Let’s grab the low-hanging EMEA fruit today, and then schedule a universal deep-dive to be cascaded at next week’s town hall. Our steering group will … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, school, Work Tagged: all the cucumbers, business jargon, corporate events, cucumber, cucumbers, fete. pimms, pimms and lemonade, school fete, still more cucumbers

Half-term Horizon

June 7, 2018 by NunntheWiser

Honestly, half term sort of snuck up on me. I was aware there was a bank holiday, and that looming at some point, there would be a half term, but I hadn’t properly, properly realised it was here until… it was here. We had planned… nothing. Shit. I desperately tried to overcompensate. Day One We made cornflour … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Food, school Tagged: baking, baking with children, challah bread, chocolate challah bread, cornflour goop, EldestGirl, half term, painting, pottery, pottery painting with children, swimming, swimming with children, when will half term be over, YoungestGirl

Clothes maketh the (wo)man

May 28, 2018 by NunntheWiser
EldestGirl with bow

We have always made an effort with both of our daughters, not to stereotype, not to call things “girly”, or to use words like “tomboy”. We preach that all colours are for everybody, that looking beautiful is less important than being kind. That being kind is important, but so is being clever. It has mostly … [Read more…]

Posted in: feminism, school Tagged: EldestGirl, feminism, gender, stereotypes, YoungestGirl

Sick joke

March 19, 2018 by NunntheWiser
children lying on floor

So after the Never-Ending Snow Day, EldestGirl’s school was open again, and there was much rejoicing. Until, at 3.30 a.m., her dulcet tones came drifting down the landing. “I’ve been sick.” She was indeed sick. Very, very sick. She spattered every surface available. And so commenced another 48 hours with no school. I was very … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Health, school Tagged: ill child, school, sick child, snow, swearing, vomit
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