Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge, check it out here!
This week the words are charge and lover.
50 Shades
It’s my turn in charge
The dominant lover… You
The submissive one….
Sentence
I do charge you, and
The sentence is being my
Lover forever
Ronovan’s Weekly Haiku Challenge #44 Charge & Lover
11 May 2015 29 Comments
in Challenges, Poems Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Charge, Haiku, Lover, Ronovan's Weekly Haiku Challenge
Mellow Monday
11 May 2015 9 Comments
in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Friendship, love
Image from a random Facebook page
Isn’t this all you could ask for, from a true friend!
Someone who doesn’t want to influence you, make you part of a ‘clique’ change you, impart their views on you.
Someone who is independent, not clinging, and needing you at every step of their life.
But someone who travels the journey of life alongside you, and yes, there might be times when your opinion is needed, there may be times when you need the support, but for the most part, there are just people who bond, who gel together, who almost become a part of you.
A Healthy Relationship
11 May 2015 22 Comments
in My Writing Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blogosphere, Healthy Balance, writing
I’m not looking every few moments now…
I worried, has the shine gone dim?
Am I cooling?
Has the novelty worn off?
But then I thought about it,
And no,
I’m still as passionate about it
I’ve just managed to create
A healthy balance
Between life and the Blogosphere!
Do you know what I mean?
In the beginnings, it was all about the numbers,
The views,
The comments,
The reblogs,
The STATS!
But now, it’s all about the interaction
The community,
The conversations
The FRIENDSHIPS!
At first I’d blog ten times a day
Flooding your reader
With my kind of nonsense
But now I try to limit myself
To twice…
But I do slip up,
If something catches my eye
And I HAVE TO WRITE!
I Love You Lil Princess!
10 May 2015 12 Comments
in Children, Family, Humour Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Daughter, Humour, love, Mother
Oh, and I know I embarrass you…!!!
Muahahahaha!!!!
But seriously, love you, and your brother, to pieces! ❤
No pressure….
10 May 2015 14 Comments
in Children, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, children, Parents, Pressure, SATS, Teaching, Unique
Tomorrow there are a lot of young children aged 6-7 and 10-11 about to start their SATs at school.
For those not in the UK these are tests that are required to be taken to gauge children’s progress in Primary School.
Though I agree we need to see how children are doing, the world does not revolve around Grammar, Spelling, Writing, Reading and Maths… Many children do not have these 2 subjects as their strong points.
But the system tells us that using these results we can see if the children are learning, and progressing at the correct rate.
Really? What about that artist, or musician, or scientist even. That dancer, nurse, hairdresser, or vet? Each child is unique, and has a talent. It’s up to us to nurture that talent too.
I know we need to have an element of success in literacy and numeracy to succeed in most things, but the pressure put on children so young is immense. Children don’t learn or progress at the same level. They don’t all even learn in the same way. Many children are almost written off because these tests tell the government that these children are apparently below par.
It’s important as teachers, and as parents, that we instil the self confidence in our children to know that whatever these results, they are still brilliant at something.
Many of these kids will pull it together, maybe later than others, but with the right encouragement, they will get there. And who should encourage them? Who should be their biggest cheerleaders?
It’s us parents. Mums and dads.
Don’t make them feel that these tests, and things like the 11+, are the be-all and end-all of school life… For some children, that negativity, and pushing to achieve something that might not be within their grasp, can be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
Kaput! There goes the child’s thirst for learning….
Be there. Support your child. Give them all the help they need, and if, despite the help, they don’t achieve the scores you wanted them to, don’t berate them. Comfort them, and show them, high light their great points, because they do have them.
Boost their confidence, so they don’t feel like learning and school is worthless for them.
Tests.
Personally I really don’t like them, but I know they are a necessity. Just don’t let them and their scores rule your life. And the way you are with your child.
Good luck to those sitting them though! Unfortunately I can’t change that!
