1066 All Stars

It is two years on but I remember the details like it was yesterday.

Walking over the bridge back to my car, the phone call that told me something was wrong. Packing a bag, driving that lonely drive, the tears already forming as I sped along the dark roads.

Walking into the hospital, attempting to compose myself, not wanting to break. And then walking into that room and seeing him there. And there was no holding back the flood.

I didn̵...

Who are we?

The smile that hides a broken soul.

The reflection in the mirror you can't look in the eye.

The voice that says you're too fat, too short, too stupid.

The voice that says you're no good, you're a failure, that there is no point in trying.

The realisation that the voice is your own.

When you feel different, out of place, flawed.

When life seems to be ...

Today I made the decision to go back on to anti-depressants.

It is something I have been considering for some time. My mood has been fluctuating wildly, including significant low points. My anxiety levels have been consistently high, setting me off at innocuous circumstances, in particular around the children.

And yet there is a sense of failure and regret. Over two years on from therapy, where I thought I had left the pills behind, I have a sense of having...

An incredibly difficult week and one that I am almost reluctant to look back on. And yet I know that there are issues that I need to explore.

The details of the week are not important, I do not wish to trawl over the events any further. It is the emotional impact that they had that is important. With that in mind, the week found me at turns sad, angry, lonely, tearful, bitter and remorseful.

Things started with a sense of isolation, which in turn led to me ...

He didn't know where he was going but everyone else was going this way so he thought he may as well follow.

All of the other pegs looked like they knew each other. They were smiling and chatting as they walked, as if they didn't have a care in the world. No one talked to him. He walked along in silence, not sure if he was going the right way. Not even sure where it was he was heading.

Suddenly he noticed a commotion up ahead. All of the other pegs had sto...

Daisy knew something was wrong. When the teacher asked her to leave the room and follow her to reception, her tummy felt all knotted up and her legs felt like jelly. Then she saw her mum.

Daisy didn't remember the details. As she sat in the car looking out of the window, all she could remember was that he was dead. Something about a car, and he was dead.

Diddles had been more than just a dog, he had been her best friend. They would play together everywher...

Sally The Sheep lived with Mummy Sheep and Daddy Sheep in Grumblypots Farm.

Sally liked to run around the fields and chase the cows, baa at the ducks and lick the fingers of little children who came to visit the farm.

But what Sally loved to do most of all was eat grass.

She would eat grass for breakfast. She would eat grass for lunch. She would eat grass for dinner. She would even eat grass for pudding.

But one thing...

Daisy was putting on her pyjamas and getting ready for bed when she looked out of the window and noticed the moon.

'Mummy, where does the moon go in the morning?'

'It goes to bed, sweetie,' said mummy. 'It gets tired being up all night.'

Daisy chewed her lip. 'But where does it go?' asked Daisy again. 'Does the sun chase it away?'

'Yes Daisy. The sun and the moon chase each other round the sky.'

Dai...

Millie and Molly were two little monkeys who lived in the jungle. They were twin sisters and they did everything together. They would swing, climb and play together. They would even scratch each other when one was itchy.

One day, Millie and Molly were play fighting. 'Make sure you stay close to home,' Mummy Monkey had said. ‘There are lots of dangerous animals in the jungle. There are slithery snakes, hungry hippos, loud lions and lots more besides.' But they had swun...