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January: The Least Wonderful Time of the Year

With the boys’ birthdays falling on either side of Christmas, life becomes a relentless stream of delivery men from November to January. Aside from one chap who I like – he calls me “my guy” and makes me feel young again – I will be glad when this period is over, and I can work from home without having to leave meetings to answer the door to men dropping off Lion King tepees.

January

Joshua is going through a phase where everything is my fault, I am boring, and I smell. On the other hand, he routinely tells Louise she is a beautiful princess. A couple of weeks ago, he said, “I love you, Mummy. Let’s get rid of Daddy.” Very Freudian. He’s definitely going through a mummy’s phase. This has been the case for 3 years now, though.