Category Archives: Talking To Rockstar

Rockstarism #155 Dutiful Eating

Posted on September 4, 2011 by admin

#155 Me: You didn’t touch your school snack (packed from home), did you forget to do your duties? (As much as possible they unpack their own school bags on arrival at class, sorting diary (checked daily for parent-teacher communication), school … Continue reading →

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Rockstarisms #149 & #150 (Move over, Mr Spielberg…)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by admin

#149 Me: Ok gentlemen, ready to go? Kings (on laptop): Wait I haven’t finished (sending an email) Rockstar (on iPad): Wait I haven’t finished (some numbers game) Sigh. #150 Ok, this next one’s just bizarre. It’s here only because after … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #144 (We Don’t Always Get What We Want)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

Me: Hurry up, finish up your corn on the cob so we can go in the room Rockstar: Why? Me: Because Mummy’s freezing out here, the bedroom is warmer. Rockstar: Or, you could go in the room, Mum. Go on, … Continue reading →

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The Rule (Or All That Glitters…)

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

It occurred to me recently how much your mind can hurt or hinder you. Thoughts, emotions, expectations, memories… Dealing with people – inlaws, parents, family friends, anyone handling something important to you, say, your children… It wasn’t any one thing, … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #128

Posted on June 24, 2011 by admin

Rockstar got his new class list recently, and so I read out his classmates’ names, to some of the following responses: Rockstar: #1 <after some deliberation> He’s n-ot too bad. #2 <nodding authoritatively> Oh, that one is quite naughty #3 … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #127 (And Happy Father’s Day)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by admin

Fathers’ Day Morning pic before church… A father’s gotta do what a father’s gotta do… After church what Kings really wanted to do was marathon-sleep…  Ah well, he gets to pick what he really wants to do today right… So … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #126

Posted on June 15, 2011 by admin

#126 Rockstar: Mum. What do you think of Waybuloo and Numberjacks? Me: <Thinking I don’t really want Rockstar to watch a bunch of cbeebies tv programs, so lemme try psyching him out> Well… I like Numberjacks, but I find Waybuloo … Continue reading →

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Just Go With It

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

(Sorry Jen and Adam, nuthin’ to do with that great romantic comedy of yours…) Ever had one of those days when your child decides anything you want him to do is everything he shall, by wile or strength of will, … Continue reading →

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Rockstarisms #121 & #122

Posted on June 9, 2011 by admin

#121 After parking Rockstar in front of CNBC to read the screen while I get his breakfast Rockstar: Mum. Australia and New Zealand are down. (The currency – it’s just him recognizing the AU in “AUD” and NZ in “NZD” … Continue reading →

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Smories: Stories for kids read by kids

Posted on May 30, 2011 by admin

***Update on 17 Oct 2011: FYI I just received an email from a reader whom I’m not very familiar with saying that in August she sent in two stories to the Smories site and received an email saying the site … Continue reading →

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