WAKE UP CALL.

I'm going on a short blogbatical while I sort my life out (and my family's).

Realised that oldest daughter is not in control of her school work and is unable to self regulate her time spent on MSN/myspace/bebo/piczo and all those other places young people go. I thought that she would be old and mature enough to manage her time but she patently is not. Her life revolves around friends and boys to the detriment of all else. Today, we had words and tears. Mother and father have reasserted their authority when they really shouldn't have let it lapse. This internet is a double edged sword - great but only when some self regulation is exerted. Both Andy and I sit in front of laptops when we get in. I for the past year have been checking property websites, blogging and chatting to friends on MSN. Andy goes on his cycling websites and downloads music. Holly goes on all her websites as soon as she gets in and it's only eight year old Alice still draws and plays. Sad isn't it? Well this is NOW going to stop. So I won't be around much for a while, I'm going to concentrate on family life.