All I can say is...Osborne must have had a miserable childhood!
Common decency, life skills and selflessness can only EVER
exist if they are taught. Who is teaching this? Who is saying to our children ‘there
is great hope for you in the future if you work hard’? Who is showing our
children that ‘you all get the same opportunities and chance to shine?’ Radicalisation, disengagement of young
people, living with no hope – Osborne is really not that naïve to believe his
treatment of young people does not contribute to these problems, is he? When did it become acceptable to redefine child poverty rather than dealing with the issues? We shouldn't have child poverty in the UK at all!
When did we decide that children were the scourge of society
and under 25s have such little significance that if they can’t swim they drown
in a life of poverty, misery and infirmity? Who cares? It’s the ‘I’m all right
Jack’ mentality again. Is this modern Britain or Victorian times?
I wonder how many first time voters were duped into voting
for the Government believing they would provide homes, jobs and the ‘promised
land.’ I am ashamed to be British right now, I really am. We should be
nurturing our future generations, showing them, compassion and love overrules
greed and selfishness. Sadly that will never happen now unless there is a will
to do it.
Our house has that WILL in abundance. I know I am swimming
against the tide, I know I am breaking with the Government’s sick and twisted
policy but you know what, I DON’T CARE. I hope my son fulfils his ambition to
become Prime Minister because I know he will have been brought up to understand
the true values in life – truth, honesty, integrity, hope, selflessness and
humility. I know even at eight years old he possesses the skills not to follow
this selfish crowd. Someone recently described my eight year old as ‘very well read’.
Ask him about the Greek crisis and he can explain it to you. Also, the proudest
comment that was made about my seventeen year old was ‘you are one of a dying
breed and you are not just ready for sport, you are ready for life. You are
born to be a winner.’ That’s my boy!! I may not have been privately educated or
born with a silver spoon in my mouth but I do value my children and their
lives.
We attended our first university open day this weekend and I
am so proud and privileged my son wants me to be a part of his journey even if
it does mean he will be saddled with a huge debt. Young adults have a choice
between university and a large debt, an apprenticeship for very little pay and
few prospects or no job at all. What a choice!! Osborne didn’t have that choice
did he?! Unfortunately our elected government as so far removed from everyday
life that they will never begin to understand the struggles of real life.
Since I left school I worked 60 hour weeks. I loved my job
and paid all my taxes and national insurance believing I had a safety net there
should I need it. Twenty years of working I was devastated when I lost my job
because of Menieres. It came out of nowhere and I didn’t want it. I haven’t sat on my backside claiming
benefits. I have struggled with the illness over ten years, single-handedly brought
up two fantastic boys and forged out a new career, albeit not paying what I had pre-Menieres. There is no
equality in employment – no one will take the risk of an unpredictable illness
as mine just as employers will not increase pay for working families just
because the government withdraws tax credits. It is a naïve and out of touch
elitist that believes that. I don’t know what the future holds for this family
but I do know I will not give up. I will
fight to give my children the right to be successful human beings.
So Cameron and Osborne you may take away our rights, you may
take away our cash but you can’t take away our determination, fight and our
dignity. My children WILL succeed too in spite of you and they will be hundred
times the men you will ever be. Why?
Because they understand the importance of every single human being regardless
of the age, gender, race, background or any other label you want to use to
break up our lovely country. WE CAN ALL
DO OUR BIT! I am, will you?
Wes and I had a big discussion this week about the future of
our country and whether there is any point in paying national insurance and
opting for a pension scheme. The safest bet seems to be at the moment keep your
money very close to you, perhaps inside an old mattress. It’s safer than
trusting it to a government or bankers that are hell bent on stealing it to
line their own pockets.
Now I have got that off my chest, I feel a little better.
Menieres
Menieres has been a real nuisance this last week. I’ve spent
more time nurturing pain and trying to stay on my feet all because of the high
pressure caused by thunder storms. The pressure on my ears was immense. It is
really difficult concentrating when the pain is overwhelming. Some days I
managed to string a couple of sentences together. The boys do laugh when I get
to the end of a sentence and can’t finish it or I say something and know it was
wrong. It’s all about lack of concentration and brain fog. It’s frustrating and
sickening. Once it passes I frantically run around doing all the jobs I have to
do and write. My hours are erratic but
nevertheless I don’t give up. I won’t let it beat me.
Scriptwriting
Beyond the Past
Read the first three chapters FREE on my website
Available from:
Pegasus Publishers
Amazon UK
Kindle
Amazon US
Or you can order from your local bookshop. The ISBN number is : 978-1-84386-789-0
Sport
Lucas has really engaged in all different sports recently.
It was hard for him at first. He felt because his big brother was a rugby
league player, he should do the same. It has taken a lot of discussions with
him for him to realise he doesn’t have to do what his brother is doing. Since
the penny dropped he has tried Lacrosse, dodgeball and a few other things. He
is signed on as a footballer and next week starts at a cricket club. He has
even been playing golf which he enjoys. No one can say he has not been
diverse!! It is truly fabulous to see him enjoying sport and not doing it out
of a sense of loyalty or duty.
Next weekend we travel to South Wales for the third time
this season. I do love a road trip and it makes me feel so proud that Wes wants
me to be a part of his amazing journey.
Right, I am off to get school stuff ready for the last full
week of term. I love the school holidays. If you have children, ignore the
pressures placed on you as a parent. Do what you believe is right and make sure
you live life to the full and spend as much time with your little ones as you
can. Have an amazing week.
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.
Comments
Post a Comment