Tag Archives: teenagers

Changing tides

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Sue Vincent

He tripped, catching the pointed toe of the winklepickers on the kerb. Righting himself he looked around, his eyes darting self-consciously to seek out any possible observer, even while he reassumed his pose of studied nonchalance. Do they even call … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, psychology, reblog, Spirituality, symbolism | Tagged assertion, change, reaction, rebellion, red hair, self image, teenagers, tides of life, winklepicker shoes | 5 Comments

Questions of ‘relativity’…

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“… so I thought I’d ask ‘Google’.” “Which is why you phoned me?” “Precisely. You know everything and you’re quicker than the internet.” “Oh gawd…” “What do you know about relativity?” “ Erm… E=mc2?” “Yeah, that.” “What exactly do you … Continue reading →

Posted in The Silent Eye | Tagged children, einstein, inner voice, knowledge, parents, superego, teenagers, Understanding and Knowledge | Leave a comment

Parents Can Be Right B******ds y Geoff Le Pard #writephoto

Posted on February 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Okay so here’s the deal. One, you’re a princess, right? A fully fledged bit of royal DNA. No ifs, no buts, no daddy being naughty with the commoners. Two, you’re the number one child, born 9 months and 13 days … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt | Tagged fiction, princess, teenagers | 2 Comments

Tidying up is neat by Bun Karyudo

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Bun Karyudo: Yes,” my father would say to my eight-year-old brother and me as he looked around the bedroom we shared, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” Then he would shake his head, burst into … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour | Tagged growing up, housework, neatness, teenagers, tidying | 4 Comments

The dishwashing debate

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sue Vincent

I loaded up his dishwasher… it isn’t mine, you see, But every Friday morning piles of dishes wait for me. The night before sees lads at play, and men who like to dine The dishes are all theirs, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Humour, Motherhood, Poetry | Tagged dishwasher, family, growing up, housework, sons, teenagers, washing dishes | 68 Comments

Soul-Calibre

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Silent Eye “It’s like, imagine all the atoms in your hand… billions of them… they all have to move together to make it do this.” He wriggled his hand. “They don’t know why they are doing it … Continue reading →

Posted in Relationships, Responsibility, Spirituality | Tagged asking questions, Life, meaning of life, teenagers, the universe and everything | 3 Comments

Lord of the flies? A tale of the unexplained…

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Technology has been letting me down left, right and centre… losing work to crashing computers, locked out of various sites for no reason I can find…phone running slower than a little old lady in traffic and the back-up laptop refusing … Continue reading →