Wellington, Wallets and the Mystery of the Vanishing Payment Page
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Another Week in the NHS: Snot, Surge Capacity, and a Surprise Email
Disclaimer This blog reflects personal views from an Upper GI clinician and parent, written while mildly hypoxic, heavily congested, and fuelled by Lemsip. No patients were harmed, no…
Bath, Backhands, and Bottled Set Points
Disclaimer This blog reflects the personal observations of a parent watching junior tennis from the sidelines. It is not a coaching report, an official match record, or an…
New Year, New Tournament, Same Emotional Whiplash
Disclaimer This blog contains junior tennis, parenting opinions, emotional regulation strategies that may not be NICE-approved, and competitive behaviour from children who are still missing several adult teeth.…
Frome, Fumes and Questionable Lines: A Weekend Tennis Tale
Disclaimer This blog contains mild sarcasm, tennis-parent angst, and descriptions of U9 line-calling behaviours that may cause involuntary eye-rolling. No actual children were harmed, only a few parental…
Grade 3 Reality Check – Blackbrook Pavilion, Taunton
Disclaimer: As with all my posts, these are the ramblings of a slightly frazzled Upper GI nurse practitioner moonlighting as a junior tennis parent. Any resemblance to professional…
Annual Leave… But No Rest for the Sporting Parent
Disclaimer Parenting advice in this blog should not be taken as clinical guidance. Tough love may work in tennis, but it is not yet NICE-approved. Opinions are solely…
A Yeovil Showdown: Tears, Tantrums & Tennis Triumphs
And just like that, we’ve hung up the mini rackets for a little while. Last weekend marked the last tennis tournament for the next 4–6 weeks — and…
Backhanded Compliments and Cheeky McD’s: Bideford, Round 2
Disclaimer: All post-match snacks were ethically sourced from the McFlurry machine. No rackets were harmed in the making of this blog. Additional Disclaimer: Fish may have been shared.…
Proud Moments at the U8 County Cup in Taunton
Yesterday was an unforgettable day for our family as we travelled to Taunton (well luckily this year his local tennis centre) for the U8 County Cup — a…