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How We Spent 3 Days in Edinburgh
Reading Time: 7 minutes“Three pounds for the poster, two for ice cream”, Ibrahim said looking at his £5 note before handing over exactly what he had decided the poster was worth to him.…
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Why I Don’t Romanticise Homemaking
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you scroll through certain corners of the internet, homemaking looks like linen aprons, sourdough cooling on marble countertops and soft morning light filtering through spotless windows. And honestly,…
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They Didn’t Listen. And I’m Finally Talking About It.
Reading Time: 9 minutesTW: Discussion on birth trauma. I was about to become a mum for the second time. I had done this before; I knew what to expect, or so I thought.…
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Why Home Education Isn’t “Running Away” From Reality
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the first things people say when they find out you home educate is some version of “but what about the real world?” And I get it. I really…
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Restarting My Health and Fitness as a Father in my Mid 30s
Reading Time: 5 minutesSports and Exercise Throughout My Life In my early years, my father was keen to enroll me and my siblings in swimming classes. Over those years I progressed to advanced…
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Celebrating Eid al-Adha: Faith, Joy, and the Gift of Giving Back
Reading Time: 2 minutesEid al-Adha has always felt different to me. There’s a stillness to it that Eid al-Fitr doesn’t quite have. It’s quieter, more reflective, but still so full of joy. And…
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Roots or Relevance: Does Heritage Still Matter?
Reading Time: 4 minutesGrowing up, I never quite belonged anywhere. Childhood was mostly White English friends. Secondary school brought a few Asian faces but I was never really part of their group. Teens…
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Cultural Foods I Want My Children to Remember
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s face it. Most of us, especially those who grew up in cultural Bangladeshi households, were raised on the idea that unless you had eaten rice and curry, you hadn’t…
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Our Family Road Trip: West Midlands to Edinburgh and Back
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Journey North On Monday the 20th of April 2026 we set off from our home in the West Midlands at 11.30AM, even though we did actually want to leave…
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Burnout in Home Education: What It Actually Looks Like
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt Does Not Always Look Like Giving Up When people think of burnout, they tend to imagine a dramatic breaking point. Someone throwing their hands up and walking away. In…