Category Archives: opinion
Overheard Conversations #5
Everyone knows a Carly. (Not the tall one.)
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Tagged drwaingpeople, Eavesdropping, everydaylife, friends, friendsillustration, gossip, illustration, Life, normalpeople, ordinarylife, phoneconversations, reallife
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The Everyday Worry Explained
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Tagged dontworry, illustration, letgo, Life, Mental Health, mental health illustration, mentalhealth, worries
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Our Children Are Meeting Your New ‘Friend’ Today.
It Doesn’t matter that you have met someone new. … Continue reading
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Tagged family, Life, Mental Health, Real World, separation, single mum
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The First Family Holiday Without Him
It was 1 year and 6 days ago when I decided to leave. He had been so bad that I was trembling. Small, tiny, but resonating right through me like a hum. Right down to my cells. I still do … Continue reading
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Tagged affairs, coping with affairs, divorce, family, Family holidays, Kids, Life, Parenting, Real life, School holidays, separation, single mum, Single Mum advice, Single parenting
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After The Betrayal
I waited until the kids had gone to school. Then I got the bag of rice out of the cupboard, poured some into the mortar and started pounding it with the pestle. Rice was flying everywhere, spraying across the table … Continue reading
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Tagged #lauraquick, betrayal, familylife, gaslighting, groundrice, healing, health, illustration, infidelity, meditation, mentalhealth, music, pain, pestleandmortar, Real World, rhythm, sadness, singlemother, unfaithful
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Back To School
The 6 weeks holidays. The End. The children have been singing Ed Sheeran throughout.(“I’m in Lurv with yer bar-de”..) It is now etched into my mind and circles around in my brain throughout meetings, discussions and even arguments – there … Continue reading
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Tagged #backtoschool, #EdSheeran, #lauraquick, #TheQuickGuide, family, humour, Life, Parenting, peaceandquiet, rant
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Father’s Day: 2 symbols
I was trying to thing of 2 thinks that represent my father to me and I came up with these. My kids didn’t get it, but hopefully he will.
Grenfell Tower
Here is why Theresa May IMMEDIATELY jumped into “Ordering a Public Enquiry”. Everyone needs to rally together and demand an Inquest. An inquest would be fair. Fairness is something we bring our kids up to value isn’t it? Link here … Continue reading
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Tagged can of worms, Grenfell Tower, outrage, shame on you, Tory cover up, we want justice
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Election Stress and Confusion Causes Havoc With Under Ripe Avocado In Sock.
Election stress and uncertainty can manifest itself in many ways. Laura Wallington from Nottingham caused damage to property today after putting an under ripe avocado into an odd Jojo Maman Bebe sock and swinging it about in M&S foodhall, sending … Continue reading
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