Fladun / Tyre puts young driver under pressure
"The driver was beside herself. She didn’t know how to change a tyre; didn’t know there was a spare in the boot and didn’t know tyres were filled with pressurised air," writes SONYA FLADUN
mum in the city
"Summer holidays in Canberra are our routine and the gentle rhythms of life in the…
"When the kids do something pretty special and are grinning from ear to ear, then…
"Bring on Boxing Day, I say. A day of doing very little… Best day of…
Fladun / When life isn’t meant to be easy
"I learnt the hard way that leaving things to the last minute, not planning ahead with my school work or university studies had serious consequences," says Mum in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN
Fladun / The white-knuckle run to school
“I am not advocating for teachers to have to come in earlier, but maybe some more thought needs to be given to staggering school start times,” says Mum in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN
Fladun / When the empty brain needs a reboot
"No matter what I tried to do, it felt like the only thing between my ears was a bucket of lumpy porridge. It wasn’t a complete mental collapse, but I’ve no doubt my cognitive functions were not what they once were," Writes Mum in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN
“Blink an eye and the holiday break is over and the year’s project is heading…
“When I was a kid, we knew most of the people in our street... there…
“I’m struck by the contrast between my boy who is happily drifting towards adulthood and…
“It seems like only yesterday I started writing in this column about the dramas of…
“Then our car broke down and needed towing, not once but twice," writes harried Mum…
SOMETIMES I don’t recognise my kids; they are so unlike me or my husband that…
“No matter how good you are, or at least try to be, escaping swearing is…
This time of the year is driving mum in the city, SONYA FLADUN, to rhyming…
I’m a dog person, it’s a family thing, says SONYA FLADUN
WHEN my children were infants and I was dealing with sleepless nights, temper tantrums, chronic…
IT was a lot of fun while it lasted, those days and nights curled up…
SONYA FLADUN has just returned to work after an extended period at home looking after…
