literal thinking
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Am I a Christian?
My son asked me something on Saturday morning that I wasn’t quite expecting. He wanted to know if he was a Christian. What followed was one of the most fascinating conversations we’ve ever had — including the discovery that he prays every single day at exactly 20:18. Because he was born in 2018. Continue reading
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Why Is Everybody Obsessed With Jokes?
When my son asked, “Why is everybody obsessed with jokes?” I realised he had a point. In a world full of sarcasm and hidden meanings, he communicates with total honesty. But one dad joke — about someone being “Justin time” — stuck. Because when humour connects to something predictable, structured and safe, like time, he… Continue reading
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Are there actually dead people in the ground?
A tired parent reflects on a child’s blunt question about death, cemeteries, and how children understand dying — with exhaustion, honesty, and dark humour. Continue reading
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How old is the maths tutor?
A Parenting Story of Calm Chaos and GCSEs with my neurodivergent child. This post follows on quite nicely from my one last week about my son and his no filter and the fact he talks loudly. Not only does this story capture the essence of what I was talking about last week, it also captures… Continue reading
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What Happens When Your Child Has No Filter?
What would you do if your child had no filter and literally said what they see? Literal thinking at it’s best. Because that is exactly what we have. My son, when he’s in a good place, is honestly some of the best company you could ever wish for. He’s funny, witty, and absolutely himself. But… Continue reading
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Can you get square eyes?
My son had recently become obsessed with a game on Roblox called Grow your Garden. He loved it. And my husband, who also had an account on Roblox (for the kids I might add!!), also enjoyed playing it with the kids. Every morning my son would sit with my husband and play on this game.… Continue reading
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Why do you have your eye on me?
Understanding Eye Contact Struggles in Children If you had read “Have I got one eye or two eyes?” you would know that eyes have been a talking point for my son. You would also know that he doesn’t like being looked at and I take this to mean he struggles with eye contact, but this… Continue reading
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How do you make money?
We were about to go to the seaside for an afternoon and were planning on going in the arcades so my son was counting out all his 2ps for the 2p slots. He spent ages looking for the 2ps amongst all his other change and then he asked me… “How do you make money?” This… Continue reading
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Did your eyes pop out?
4 years ago I was struggling to find something as a Christmas present for my daughter. She was at that age that was a grey area between being a young child and being a teenager and nothing seemed appropriate until I decided to get her a pet…..a guinea pig. It seemed perfect, she loved animals,… Continue reading
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Happy New Year – Are we in 2023 or 2024?
Well….Happy New Year! The start of a new year, a fresh start, from parental burnout and the beginning of time isn’t it. It’s a time for reflection, to look back on over the last year and a time for plan making, thinking about what you want to achieve in the coming year. For us though… Continue reading