Parenting and Paper Cuts

Reflections, revelations and the top three (tips to make you think) –

Written by Tamara Holmes

  • My First Blog Post

    November 21, 2019 by

    Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. โ€” Oscar Wilde. My name is Tamara and I’m a Child, Adolescent and Family therapist. I’m a mother of two. I am a partner of one. I volunteer in the community. I am a friend and acquaintance of many. I study, I read, I sit on the couch… Read more

  • Pregnancy loss

    September 26, 2022 by

    It’s often unspoken. You’re pregnant, there’s joy, anticipation, trepidation and then you’re not. In my case, I know in my heart, I miscarried because I went down an indoor slide with one of my children. I remember the moment, even though I lied to myself for years that I didn’t. There was a jolt halfway… Read more

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My theory on parenting – choosing to have children is interspersed by grief and loss. Each moment, stage and experience related to your children is defined by wounds. Some are paper cuts, hurt like hell but heal. Some are deeper leaving a thin white scars upon our soul that we go back to when we are alone and it’s dark in our heart. A small amount of wounds do not heal; they weep, they gape and show the world our pain. This blog is about all these moments.


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