Military amputations are often stressful and traumatic, especially for children who may not fully understand what has happened to their parent in the course of their military duties. Talking helps, and to make the process of dealing with a recent …
Real Life: Back To Afghanistan In 2017
“It’s been awhile since Hagar’s been deployed on ops, and as I prepare for it’s coming I think back to the challenges we have previously faced.” I wrote this on May 25th 2010 in my blog post Hagar’s Fantasy Family. …
Real Life: Unsupportive Wife Ruins Soldier’s Career
Recently, over lunch I heard an interesting tale about a military drink’s party where the military top brass were bitching like twittering birds amongst their peers about the disappointment they felt that a young, up and coming soldier, who had …
Writing: Love, Loyalty, Trust – All You Need Is Love
The last four years have been the toughest I have faced and I have been lucky to have some amazing people around me who have not passed judgement and have listened for hours as I pace my thoughts in a …
Bumholes
My 7 year old son, asked me last night, ‘Mummy, do you and daddy ever snog?’ ‘Absolutely not!’ I replied. ‘Why not?’ he asked. ‘Because his breath smells of bumholes.’ I said. Following which he properly cracked up. I love …