“Just dreaming your dream isnt enough, you have to work to make it a reality.”
Ritu
For Linda’s #1LinerWeds feature.
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWed
13 Mar 2019 28 Comments
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One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Teacher/Mum Problems
06 Mar 2019 52 Comments
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“Being a teacher and a mother is a really tough double role; you are paid to spend your days nurturing other peoples’ kids, yet feel guilty within, if you need time to look after your own…”
Ritu
By no means is this a dig at anyone who I work with.
I am lucky with my management team. They totally understand that family is a most important part of our lives, and that work/life balance is key to happy teachers and success at school for all.
No.
I am talking about that internal tug of war we educators will all feel, at one time or another, if we decide to start our own families.
The amount of times I have had to argue with myself about letting my class, the parents, and the school down, if I end up taking a day or two off because own child is unwell…
It’s silly really, isn’t it?
Obviously my child should come first, and they do, believe me, but I am also lucky that under normal circumstances, I have their grandparents to help out if they are under the weather. If they are really bad, there are times only mummy will do.
But times like now, when the in-laws are away, it gets hard.
Take today for instance.
Lil Princess was battling with a severe headache on the weekend. She woke up on Monday with a slight ache still, but wanted to soldier on. Dosed up with Calpol, she went to school but I worried about her a lot, as she wasn’t right, and I also had the added joy of Parent’s Evening that night, until 7pm…
She walked to her grandparent’s house at the end of the day and developed a really bad cold, which was what the headache was a precursor to… Head cold. No fun.
Tuesday, she was full of it. Bunged up. Head ache, cough. Temperature.
It was awful for her.
My bro and sis in law were both home and they had already offered to have her the next day, as they knew I had another Parent’s Evening and they happened to be home.
But I felt so bad.
I know this parents meeting is really important. But so is my kid.
Again, I feel thankful. I am lucky enough to have a solution to childcare. And the offer of her being there today too, if she is still not right, is reassuring. I am not fobbing her off on anyone. But the guilt…
The guilt that I am projecting on myself… I should have stayed at home. I should have not thought a toss about work.
Yet I did.
And I left her… (in good hands, of course)
Written for Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge
One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Thankful
27 Feb 2019 31 Comments
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“This time two years ago, I was involved in a huge car accident, writing off my car and getting stretchered off the motorway; one year ago, I fell and injured my arm, nearly fracturing my elbow and getting signed off work for two weeks; this year, I am sufficing with migraines… Next year, I aim to be healthy – thankful I’m here to remember the past and plan for the future.”
Ritu 2019
Written for Linda’s #1LinerWeds prompt.
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds – Parenting 101
06 Feb 2019 44 Comments
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“If I have to say your name/it again…?”
Ritu and every other parent out there!
Okay, so this isn’t going to be a simple one-liner… is it ever with me?
You read the above.
I’m currently considering the overused line above, that I definitely uttered today, at least three times, in the same situation!
What is it with kids not listening?
And why do I utter these empty threats?
I should really learn.
Saying anything to children of a certain age will gain you nothing.
(Unless you’re promising lots of sweet/TV time [the little uns] or V-Bucks for Fortnite and unlimited access to mobiles [older kids], then they listent o anything you want.)
Yet I still have these battles of wills with my kids, and sometimes my pupils at school.
Am I expecting too much?
Should a child jump as soon as we tell them to do something?
Or is it fine for them to drag their heels, dawdle for as long as they want, then stomp around in a huff when they are late for school?
I mean this morning, I used that quote/phrase to the demon teen Lil Man at least six thousand times, to get him out of bed…
And tonight, I had to repeat myself about the same to tween trouble, Lil Princess just to get her to put her shoes on so we could go home from my in-laws’ place…
And they didn’t rush/hurry/listen.
Yet I am still here, back home, in one piece. Nothing major happened to anyone because we were a few moments later than usual.
But, the point is, shouldn’t they be listening to me/us the first time?
I mentioned empty threats before, because they are.
I admit I tell them I will take phones/internet access away. Or that I will cancel a meet up with their friends.
Yet I don’t actually see it through… the fall out after something like that is just too big for me to deal with after a day at work!
And when they meet their friends, it’s a chance for me to catch up with the mums too, which I don’t get to do often enough!
It’s just easier to nag at them a little longer, endure the stomping and keep on going because the mood they’re in means they will disappear into their bedrooms for an hour after we get home, and I get peace before my sweet(er) children resurface!
So, yeah… that was my one liner!
Written for Linda’s #1LinerWeds prompt.
One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds
26 Dec 2018 30 Comments
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“I’ll be back.”
The Terminator & Ritu
It’s the last One-Liner of the year so I thought I’d join in, one last time, but not last for good if you know what I mean?
As of the new year, I am bowing out of my daily challenges, so I can actually get my rewrite and editing done on those blessed WIP of mine. I’ll still be around, you know me, I can’t stay away. Spidey and Chai will definitely be happening, it’s just the other stuff.. for a while at least…
2019 will be the year.
I hope…!
No, I don’t hope, I will make something happen. By the end of the year, there will be a book available, with my name as the author… whether it is by indie means or other… it will be there, and with any luck, another will be well on the way too!
Now, I just need your writerly vibes to help me along!
For Linda’s #1LinerWeds challenge.
But I Smile Anyway... 