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Month: August 2017

parenting · Twin life

Sticker charts

August 26, 2017October 9, 2017 knockedupjacq2 Comments

If you’ve read any of my blog posts during the past few years it should come as no surprise that managing tantrums has been a common theme of my parenting life. Hattie was a champion tantrum-thrower from the age of 18 months to three years old, and when she went into retirement Joe eagerly took… Continue reading Sticker charts

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United we stand

August 10, 2017 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

I’ve discovered a side-effect of Hattie and Joe’s close sibling bond: if I tell off one of them, the other one has started to speak up in defence of their twin. So far, this has primarily been seen with Hattie speaking up for Joe, but I suspect it will also happen in reverse if Hattie… Continue reading United we stand

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The hard way

August 9, 2017August 10, 2017 knockedupjacq2 Comments

In the name of all that is wonderful, why do children insist on making life difficult and doing things the hard way? Example one: Joe and TV Most evenings, after dinner, bath (if it’s a kids’ bath night – every second night in our house), and pyjamas, we let the kids watch a wee bit… Continue reading The hard way

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Felt flowers

August 6, 2017August 7, 2017 knockedupjacqLeave a comment

Yesterday Hattie made a request for some “soft toy flowers”. I rarely have time for much any craft activities these days, but I needed to buy some bright pink fake fur in order to create Princess Poppy-style wigs for the kids’ friend Norah’s Trolls-themed fifth birthday party yesterday, so I also bought some felt and a… Continue reading Felt flowers

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