When you get a little bit older, my love, I hope you’ll understand better that each one of us is different. Each person is unique. That means ‘one of a kind’. There are no two people in this world that are exactly the same. Even if you had a twin, he or she would not […]
Read MoreNine years
Would you say nine years is a long time? Let me think here… Yes, I think it is. Very long! So much happens in a week, and this is many many weeks. I found a video from nine years ago. Actually, no, I didn’t find it as I wasn’t looking for it. A notification popped […]
Read MoreIt’s nothing
I’m not the one for the New Year’s resolutions. I really am not. But as the year draws to an end they do tend to creep up – those thoughts of how to make the next year better, and the reflection on the year that’s ending. ‘That’s a good year’, – concluded London boy, after […]
Read MoreColor beautiful
The principal at my daughter’s school said it was usually the parents that worried the most about their kids starting school. However, I did not feel worried. Together with my future schoolgirl we did all the prep way in advance: I was as relaxed as I could be. It seems that my daughter wasn’t. One […]
Read MoreBetween the sky and the earth
When I walk with my daughter, she always looks down, trying to find some money. My explanations that it may take some serious effort as people mainly use cards nowadays and that 1 or 2 cent coins can’t be used anymore go unnoticed. She keeps trying. And yes, sometimes she gets lucky. Me, I look […]
Read MoreSome call him Andy
There is a new man in my life. I like him a lot. It’s just the beginning of our relationship, but I am sure it will last. How did I meet him? – Online. Is he single? – Happily married and has a teenage daughter. Did I spend a night with him? – Yes, and […]
Read MoreWithout you
I stopped counting the years, but I know it’s been six. The void in my heart has doubled in size: I hurt not only for myself, I hurt for our daughter, too. To her never ending questions, I have no answers. Even if I knew, I wouldn’t understand. Even if I understood, it wouldn’t hurt […]
Read MoreMotivation
Let’s talk motivation. And let’s do it while playing Kelly Rowland’s song in the background. It’s good, right? We all know how the story usually goes. We wait for the new year and we make all those resolutions: signing up for the gym, Pilates every week, running at 6 am every day (I’m actually seriously […]
Read MoreFrom never to now
‘Mama,’ – she whispers silently. ‘Yes, my love,’ – I whisper back. ‘What if you and London boy get married?’ (Can this girl read my mind?!) We are both silent for a moment. ‘That would be very nice, don’t you think?’ – I ask her. More silence. ‘But don’t worry. London boy will never marry […]
Read MoreBeauty in the unknown
‘How’s your love life?’ – a friend asked me. ‘What is that?’ – I asked back with a straight face. If that means loneliness and emptiness and a strong attraction to nobody, then it’s going really great! Does it bother me, though? Not really. I think this is what ‘growing up’ means. I don’t have […]
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