Sometimes I am SO TIRED of motherhood.  I look at the clock when it’s time for my kids to return from school and I want to lock myself up in a room where they won’t find me.  And there are days when I’m so glad when someone offers to take them for a couple of hours and hope I get sick in the meantime so I won’t have to pick them up so soon.  Then I turn on the TV and see some ad showing a chirpy, smiling mother in full make-up and perfect hair at suppertime, her two boys joyfully stuf...

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With all the talk going around regarding the changes to our educational system, I got to thinking about what my ideal school would look like.  One of the most important things I would like to see would be a truly inclusive educational system, one that accepts, respects, and even encourages diversity in all its forms. One that honestly reflects the student and parent population of our schools.

Let's face it - Malta has changed a lot since the time we were kids. And the changes aren't about to s...
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