Mamma Kerr

Another week, another Mamma Guilt Monday, courtesy of Cop Mama.

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 A Future of Choices

In celebration of International Women’s Day, I thought I’d write about my hopes and aspirations for my twin daughters’ future, while reflecting on my own life and that of my mother.

 At just five years old, my daughters are growing up in a world different to that of my childhood, and significantly different to that of my own mother’s childhood.  They are growing up in a fast-paced world of technology, with computers and gadgets controlling almost every aspect of our lives.  They are growing up in a world of consumerism, where we have a multitude of choices for food, clothing, household goods, toys, gadgets, and luxury items.  It is a throw-away culture, with people opting to replace items that are still in working order, just so they can upgrade to the latest model or keep up with fashion.  It is a world of celebrity, with reality stars and WAGS, who are famous without having any discernable talent. It is a world of terrorism, where travel is an ever-increasing risk.

I want my girls to enjoy their school days, and will encourage them to progress to further or higher education.  As an advocate of lifelong learning, I am teaching my girls that education is an important privilege.  They should take advantage of the educational resources available to them, because there are many girls in other countries who cannot access even the most basic education.  I firmly believe that education is never wasted.  Therefore, if they change their mind halfway through their studies, or go on to do something completely different after graduating, their time spent learning will still be a positive contribution to their lives.

My own mother reluctantly left school at fifteen to start a job.  A talented artist, she really wanted to go to Glasgow School of Art.  Unfortunately, this wasn’t an option for her.  She was expected to start earning and contribute to the household.  Although she had been a good scholar at school, my mother was never encouraged to pursue her education, simply because she was a girl.  She had no choice.  This was in 1960.  Her brother, a few years younger, went on to study at university.

My parents always offered support and encouragement to my sister and I, throughout our educational years.  I hope to offer the same level of encouragement to my daughters.  I will support them with their educational choices, such as choosing their subjects for third year, choosing which course to study after school, and what college or university to go to.  (more…)

Come walk with us!

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Another week, another Mamma Guilt Monday.

Today, Mamma Kerr is eating humble pie.

Yesterday, I turned the house upside down looking for my daughter’s shoe. The girls were getting ready to go to a Birthday Party and they needed to put on their shoes. My heart sank when I realised that there were just three shiny black shoes lying in the corner of the livingroom.

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I’ve decided to start a new meme – Thankful Thursday - where participants blog about what they are thankful for in the current day / week.

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The MckLinky Blog Hop theme for this Monday is “Snow Pics and Stories“. With many places getting their “once every hundred years snow”, MckLinky thought it would be fun to see our snow pics and hear about the snow in our areas.

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I’ve just seen the most amazing photos of newborns on the Daily Mail Website, which I needed to share with you.

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Life is About Two Questions
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It’s Twin Tuesday again, and I’m posting on TUESDAY this week!  Yay!!

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Yes, I know it’s THURSDAY not TUESDAY!!  The proper meme is TWIN TUESDAY, but it seemed like the Gods were conspiring against me this week! Sorry! 

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It’s Tuesday, and round here that means it’s Twin Tuesday!  I like to participate in the Twin Tuesday meme by responding to TwinHappy Jen’s QOTW on her Twin Happy blog. 

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It’s Twin Tuesday again, and that means it’s time for me to answer the TwinTuesday Question of the Week:

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10 TOP INTERNET SAFETY TIPS FOR PARENTS 

The tips below come from the Thinkuknow website.  

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Yesterday, just as every week, was Twin Tuesday, and I like to participate in the Twin Tuesday meme on my blog and on Twitter.  However, when I checked on the Twin Tuesday page of www.twinhappy.com yesterday, Twin Happy Jen had not yet updated the page with this week’s post.  (This is what happens when you live in a different time zone on different sides of ‘The Pond’!)  Not wanting to miss out on all the fun, I decided to post my answer to Jen’s Question of the Week today, even though it is now Wednesday!

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This week’s Twin Tuesday question at www.twinhappy.com is:

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