Tag Archives: motherhood

Learning lessons

Posted on September 19, 2020 by There's an Elephant in the Room

  Recently, someone died; someone who was everything to me. ‘How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand… there is no going back? There … Continue reading →

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Hens and puppy mills – an analogy

Posted on May 8, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Not a day goes by that I fail to see someone contradicting a post that explains – often at some length – that there is no such thing as a humane egg. As soon as there’s a post about eggs, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for another Mother’s Day

Posted on March 5, 2018 by There's an Elephant in the Room

Every specially designated ‘day’ presents a shameless commercial opportunity to flood the market with consumer goods and Mother’s Day is no different. Shops and online commercial enterprises are filled with items targeted at those who gladly embrace this annual occasion … Continue reading →

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