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Tag: Kids
The Red
In our family, the iPhone 6 Plus that I absorbed from a finalised Telstra Plan in 2016, is colloquially known as ‘The Red’. Factually, The Red is a piece of melded sapphire glass, aluminium, graphite, cobalt et al that somehow…
In Trouble
5 double-sided pages of handwritten notes first he writes "I will not fight my classmates" all the way across the top then he writes 'I will' half-way down the page then he writes 'classmates' half-way down the page then he…
Left Behind
Just because I'm small shouldn't mean I cannot come I'm small, but very big and I want to have some fun If you'd just wait and help me Down this hill then I'd be right I only need your hand…
Standoff — a sequel
I didn't want to kill you Mr Spider But I didn't want Jerry to be bitten either ... [read part 1 here ...]
Hello Kitty
This morning I was sitting here at my computer, clattering away at they keys when I was called outside. "Come and look at this," I heard. Outside was a little girl of 6 sitting at the top of the stairs,…
Old Ensemble
worn like a costume Teddy Bear © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Costume I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)
Plastic Flowers … Ma’am Said
Yesterday as Jerry was putting on his school shoes (ready to return to school after lunch break) he decided to tell me about the class project. He did it by sitting at the bottom of the stairs and calling my…
My Little Monster
How would you pin this agile little monster (with a high fever) onto a bed and made sure he rested? © 2018 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Agile I'm part of Post A Day 2018 Location: Estancia, Iloilo (Philipppines)
Brilliant
Living, working, playing, eating and sleeping in one-room small room is not without its challenges. Sleeping is really, really difficult. So for me Jerry's latest game is just brilliant. Every night I struggle to get him in bed, and if…
Little Pieces of Joy
Catching Jerry singing to his cat are among the little pieces of droll delight that I find in every day. I have no idea what he is singing (and I'm sure he has no idea either). © 2017 Melinda J.…
Girls Eat Mangos
Riding home from the market earlier I spotted these two little girls sitting in a busted-up bicycle rickshaw eating mangos. I'm not sure why the little one in front was wearing half a plastic bottle on her head, but I…
A Great Chance to Learn About Collaboration!
Sharing this lovely Poetry and Illustration workshop presented by my friend June Perkins: it's for kids and it's free. From a very young age I loved poetry and it's so wonderful that June is inspiring kids into poetry. I only…
Imaginary Swimming Pool
GET MY GOGGLES! PLEASE! PLEASE!, he shouts above below the rain © 2017 Melinda J. Irvine Daily Post: Imaginary I'm part of Post A Day 2017
We Can Fly Together
Jerry kicks and thrashes in his sleep, poor little thing has terrible nightmares. He always wants to sleep in the bed with me and I usually allow it for a few hours and carry him to his own bed after…
The Land of Birthdays
there is something in my heart that make me want to ... give every kid a birthday the way we used to do have all your friends come over and mum’s friends can come too we’ll play a lot of…
Placemats are not compulsory
"Please don't take away your placemat Jerry." I say. "Why, Tita Mel?" "Well it stops a big mess on the table" "But I don't make a mess anymore Tita Mel" "Jerry look, everyone else in the restaurant is using a…