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Blowing out the candles

The Parent24 team, all smiles for our first birthday.
The Parent24 team, all smiles for our first birthday.
Kele Scheppers
My youngest son just turned 10. TEN! Yes, we had 5 different parties and my carpet will never be the same. But I mean, TEN!

Each landmark that flies by makes me cling to hope that what I'm doing is okay, that I am giving my sons everything they need to equip them to handle a world that isn't always as nice, easy or friendly as it should be.

Will they use their gifts wisely, will they be courageous but not foolhardy, soft-hearted but not spineless? And isn't that all a bit much to lay on a 10-year-old?

Today is also the 1st birthday of Parent24, a community that every day helps me to feel stronger and less alone as a parent just trying to do my best. Thanks for being a part of it.

Please drop by and celebrate with us.

See our birthday cake gallery.
Enter our Get Happy photo competition.
Visit our forum and let us know what you like - or don't - about Parent24 so far.
Read how crazy some parents go over birthday parties.

Which birthdays do you think are the biggest landmarks? And have you ever had an unsuitably excessive party? Your party story could win you a big, happy R500 voucher from Exclusive Books.


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