Waking up in the mornings was becoming something to dread. It was not a surprise that bright yellow bile was all that came out, with all the retching and exerting muscle spasms. There was nothing else that could come from my empty stomach. Recalling the morning sickness in those early…

Working in a different time zone to where you live, may necessitate working when others around you are sleeping. Disruption of the circadian rhythm may, unfortunately, have a negative impact on physical health. Life may however require one to tolerate this changes, in hope that it would be for a…

What Do You Do With Your Cocktail Of Emotions? — Nine years ago, I had a deep, unsettling feeling that I struggled to shake off. It persisted all day. I kept praying, as the day went on, that nothing would go wrong. I resisted the deep sense of anxiety and tried to sing and smile. I smiled, and I sang…

I thought I was being helpful by letting her know the time, as a reminder she would be late if still in bed. The young person raised her voice, projectingly saying, “I know”. “Oops”, I thought to myself. I had overstepped my boundary. I was not pleased with the raised…

My baby kept being referred to as a happy camper. — There was no sign of labour, despite my being two weeks past due date. I started getting agitated, I had been looking forward eagerly to the end of nine months and meeting my happy camper.

Have you ever said something that awed everyone… —

I was asked if it was right to keep a child away from the parent. You are probably thinking “it depends”. There are may factors to consider, but it was not my role to decide in this particular matter. The parent was furious that the resident parent had obtained a…

She was insistent the child was unwell, and requested a brain scan be done to confirm he was in need of help. — He said all he needed were hugs and kisses, like he saw other children have from their parents. He said he wanted hugs from his mum which he saw her give others. He expressed a wish for his mum to be “more fun”. There was no doubt that the child…

Risk aversion, love of adventure, personalities, quirks and… —