A lifestyle blog
Dear Frankie, I’ve been a mother to a teenager now for just over 2 weeks and I’m loving it. I know it’s early days and I have a lot more to learn from you but I just wanted to say thanks for the ride. I’m sure the next 7 years is going to be an …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about LGBTQ? Lesbian, Gay, Bi Sexual, Trans, Queer humans, animals and plants. It’s actually better to talk ‘with’ homosexual and transgender people, animals and plants, as you will gain a much broader understanding of what these group of letters may mean to different people. Any in depth discussion or casual …
When I told my Mum I was dating a woman, the first words out of her mouth were… ‘Ooh look, B&M’s have got a discount on flapjacks.’ We were in the van driving somewhere for the day when this revelation took hold of her. We discussed this breakthrough discount for a few moments before back …
Happy Birthday Mum! Look at your little face, you’d only had 3 birthdays up until then. I assume you are here at nursery with your mates. It’s not your birthday in the photo or indeed your party but I’m winging my imagination to try and recreate one. Look at you all playing outside, where …
Dear Frankie, I’m not your friend. I don’t want to collect LOL dolls and I don’t want to wear an Elsa dress when I watch Frozen 2 at the cinema. I want to wear my comfy jeans and a jumper, preferably without a bra. I don’t want to drink Fruit Shoots, Capri Sun’s and Apple …
Hi Mum, It’s Sunday, I’m sitting here typing to you with my right thumb. Who would have thought it? I’m balancing a tiny computer called an iPhone, in my left hand and tapping away at a flat screen with letters of the alphabet in my interchangeable choice of font. Do you remember when we …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about boys? Did you know that crushes may occur at any time during your childhood, but they generally start at around 10-13 years of age. These feelings are completely natural and they are nothing to feel worried or embarrassed about. A crush also known as ‘puppy love’ is an informal term for …
The Pod Trail to date, has taken me on the biggest adventure and taught me so many valuable life lessons. I’ve grown as a person in many different ways because of it and I believe this is because I’ve experienced some of the toughest times in my life too. It’s brought about so much …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about beauty? I think we should, it’s an important topic of conversation that I feel we should have together. Before we get on to the subject, let’s look at where we might both be coming from first. You were born a Gen-Alpha baby, did you know that? Babies born between …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about Adoption? This topic plays a big part in both our lives, me being an adoptive mother and you being an adopted daughter, there can’t be one of us without the other and that’s what connects our life stories, that’s what makes our relationship extra special I think. Adopting a …