06 September 2009 | clann/ family, motherhood, páistí/ children, tuismitheoireacht/ parenting | enormous
Discussing baby names earlier Himself says, “I dunno, I’ll have to give it the supermarket test.” Me “??!” Himself, “See if I feel like a twat shouting it in the supermarket.” While on holidays in île d’Oleron last year we overheard a mother calling her (I’m pretty sure step) kids (so not entirely her fault) [...]
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03 September 2009 | clann/ family, mná/women, motherhood | enormous
I had my first experience of the standard ante-natal care in Dublin yesterday. I nearly avoided it due to a recent change in the hospital’s system (reaction to recent news? Maybe…) that meant that women on the Coombe’s Midwife scheme (like me) are no longer obliged to see a consultant on their second visit. However [...]
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02 September 2009 | beo | enormous
This is my contribution for September to the online Irish language magazine Beo. I write about Twitter, the information that can be found there, the types of people using it and how I’ve been using it. Bhí sionnach cathrach taobh amuigh d’fhuinneog oifig Shane. Bhí Abigail idir dhá chomhairle faoi chupán tae eile a bheith [...]
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