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Paula Barreca Barnes

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 I took a little trip down memory lane this morning when I went to my childhood home. Who would have thought having coffee with some friends could bring back so many memories. I decided to have a little walk around the neighbourhood, and it is such a strange feeling. Walking around the area was odd, as it has been a very long time since I set foot there. The streets look the same, the houses were older and looked a lot smaller than I remember them being but all in all,

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
BEING A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RUGBY MUM

Paula Barreca Barnes

For the second year in a row, my boy's aren't able to play the sport they love, live and breath. Frustration is an understatement for them both, sitting on the sideline is almost like torture for them both. Never in a million years did I imagine that this rugby season I would be watching my daughter play instead of my boys. Even more surprising is that my husband has finally buckled under her persistence and has allowed his little princess to play full contact rugby. My daughter has sat at the

Tuesday, March 07, 2017
WHEN BOARDING SCHOOL FINISHES

Paula Barreca Barnes

When you pack your child's bag and send them off to boarding school for the first time, you could never truly comprehend how different it will be the next time your child lives with you. I am not talking about the holiday periods that they come home and spend with you as the time spent together is full of appreciation for the limited period you have together. I am speaking about the very long stint they spend with you after school has finished.As parents of boarding school students, sending them

Thursday, March 02, 2017
A CASE OF THE MUM GUILTS

Paula Barreca Barnes

We have all suffered from mum guilt in our life, whether it is full blown anxiety attack worthy or it reminds us with a little nudge in the side from time to time. Either way, mum guilt is real and alive, and all mothers around the world have suffered from it at least once in their lives. My first nudge was when I went back to work after having my first baby, although it may have been almost 18 years ago, I can remember it like it was yesterday. Waving goodbye, kissing him on the forehead and

Monday, February 20, 2017