By Mrs Chaos on February 23, 2021 in Family
Disclaimer: This article is about the minor trauma that comes from injuries to kids as a result of raising rambunctious children with a penchant for danger and a lack of parental supervision. This is definitely NOT real trauma like losing a loved one or having a life-changing injury. And please note that nothing in this post is meant to actually constitute medical advice. ALWAYS consult your medical practitioner.
By Mr Chaos on April 16, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Last week I shared some of the lessons we’ve learned from our first few weeks as prison guards homeschooling parents during lockdown. I ran out of space to share all of our mistakes lessons.
But I also didn’t share some of the things that are going well. So whilst I may share a few more of our ‘challenges’, I wanted to focus today on some of the homeschool wins.
By Mr Chaos on April 11, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Mrs Chaos and myself are three weeks into our new job roles during the Coronavirus lockdown. The politically correct term is homeschooling parents. But really, we’re more like prison guards at a maximum-security penitentiary.
By Mrs Chaos on January 10, 2020 in Family, Just For Laughs
Winning not whining, in case you misread the title. Kids win a lot. Too much in fact. I glibly thought prior to birthing our many offspring, ‘If I ever have kids, I would NEVER let them do THAT!’ But that was before I knew that children are born with an innate and inexhaustible capacity to wear us down.
By Mrs Chaos on November 15, 2019 in Family
Disclaimer: If you’re reading this post for advice on how to make yourself the center of the world, then, unfortunately, your search must go on. This post is for people who have young kids or envisage a future where they might like a child or two. This post is not for people who have no desire for kids, you may scroll swiftly past smirking as you do so. Or people whose offspring are already teenagers or grown, you can send us your advice, smirking as you do so.
By Mr Chaos on November 11, 2019 in Family, Finance
Two months ago, we decided to give our kids money. What were we thinking?!? Before crying talking about how it went… why did we decide to introduce an allowance (pocket money in the Queen’s English)?
By Mr Chaos on August 29, 2019 in Finance, Just For Laughs
I had my hair cut yesterday by this REALLY hot chick for FREE!!! And its not the first time she’s cut my hair.
By Mr Chaos on August 19, 2019 in Family, Finance
Our 7-year-old wants money. Lots of money. Our money.
For candy. For Lego. For Kinder eggs. For little beanies babies. For big-ass beanie babies. For her own battery-operated mini Ferrari.
By Mr Chaos on April 2, 2019 in Family, Living Abroad
Once the decision had been made for us to leave Zambia, there was some pressure to try to fit in a final weekend away with some family and friends. For Mrs C and I, the thought seemed a little draining. That meant we’d have to fit all of our leaving preparation into less time, and then there’s the actual weekend away to consider. A four-hour trip on dirt roads is not the most appealing, particularly when two of your offspring seem to believe it’s their obligation to throw up on any road trip longer than a couple of hours.
By Mr Chaos on March 26, 2019 in Family, Living Abroad
I was going to say that we’ve been poor at posting on the site recently. But that’s an understatement – the last post was at the end of January. So what are our excuses? Well, we’ve got a few things going on…
DIY injuries for kids
February 23, 2021
Raising kids in the developing world
January 31, 2021
What are your big rocks?
May 29, 2020
A Lockdown Wishjar
May 7, 2020
Homeschooling Lessons From Lockdown(Up) – Part 2
April 16, 2020
Cutting Through Chaos 
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