We were just getting Connor organised for bed, and he had to turn on his light and heater by himself, and I went to help him with his slippers and he pulled away from me to do it himself. I said to Monique “Ooh, he’s all independence isn’t he?”
Connor frowned at me and said indignantly [...]

Ever since the crash Connor was scared of fire engine sirens. It’s got particularly bad lately, especially since his bedroom seems to amplify the sound of any sirens nearby, and he’s been waking up terrified. As well as talking with him about fire engines, and showing him a Fire Engine walkthrough, we thought [...]

A while back a Gerry Parlevliet from Perth (no immediate relation) contacted me as he had found me through this website and I mentioned my mothers genealogy studies(so there you go, it does get read by people I don’t know occasionally!). I was unable to help him much as my mother is researching her [...]