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Writing, Explosions, and Unsuitable Horror Stories

2 March 2021

After a 4-month break, my daughter Imogen and I are back. We made a new podcast episode! This week, we’re chatting about: Finishing novels and beta reading My 19-year-old daughter Sophie and

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Home Almost Alone and Pondering What to Do

31 January 2021

Here in Australia, the new school year has just begun, and for the first time in nearly 30 years, our family doesn’t have any registered homeschoolers. I don’t need to create a

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The Power to Make People Grin

26 November 2020

ou want a coffee?” I ask. My daughter Gemma-Rose smiles and says, “Yes, please!” ”Which cafe shall we go to?” ”Let’s go somewhere we’ve never been before.” The first cafe we come

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Giggling in the Cemetery

24 November 2020

Three little stories to celebrate our son Thomas’ birthday. he worst day of my life could have been the day that Thomas died. Or maybe it was the day we buried him

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An Unschooling Fitness Challenge

22 September 2020

o you ever worry that your kids aren’t getting enough exercise? Maybe they spend a lot of time doing sedentary things such as playing computer games or reading books. Are you tempted

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Why We Have to Accept Ourselves as We Are

20 September 2020

Sophie points her camera at me and says, “Smile, my beautiful mother!” I reply, “I’m not beautiful. Look at all my wrinkles!” Sophie pushes my words away. I may have wrinkles, but

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We Should Say What’s in Our Hearts (While We Can)

16 September 2020

ecently, I’ve been spending a lot of time with my teenage daughter Sophie. I’m enjoying her company while I can. At the weekend, she’ll be travelling eight [hours north to a country

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An Unschooling Challenge: Looking for Joy

2 September 2020

Each week, in our Stories of an Unschooling Family Community, I post an unschooling challenge. The challenges are a way for us to explore the principles of unschooling, ponder a few ideas

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Is it Okay to Share Our Kids’ Photos and Stories Online?

23 August 2020

he other day, I asked my kids, “Would you like me to delete my blog?” ”Why would we want you to do that?” “Well, you might not like your photos and

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Locked Out, Locked In, and Lies

20 August 2020

This afternoon, I was poking about on an old blog of mine, reading old stories and remembering when my children were much younger. Locked Out, Locked In, and Lies is one of