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Tag Archives: Dubai school run
Throwback Tuesday: Underhand school run tips
Mothers across Dubai are either breathing a huge sigh of relief or sobbing into their hankies this week as they drop their children at school for the start of the new term. But rather than simply depositing your offspring into … Continue reading
Silent Sunday: Fun and games at the roundabout
They’ve been digging up this traffic circle outside school for some time now. I drove by the other day and saw this sign. I can hardly wait to see what the ‘new and exciting roundabout’ will look like! But then, … Continue reading
Who left the oven on?
At school drop-off this morning, the usual line-up of big cars jostled for position up and down the length of the road. This nearly always involves double-parking then running into school at lightning speed to deposit Son2, before hot-footing it … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: The class party
Posted in Children, Dubai, Expat, School
Tagged Dubai class party, Dubai school run, Dubai schools, expat children in Dubai, Limousine outside Dubai school
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Back to school in eight steps
It’s a week of mixed feelings here as the old routine kicks in again. Last week, my mornings were quite tolerable (and I say this as a non-morning person). Up at 7.30am, out the door by 8.15am, and, wallop, I was at … Continue reading
School run survival tips
The daily transfer of your offspring to school is not without its challenges, as every mum knows. Forewarned is forearmed, so if the long summer break has left you feeing a little rusty, here are my back-to-school tips and tricks: … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Dubai, Expat, Family, Parenting, School
Tagged back to school, Dubai school drop off, Dubai school run, Dubai schools, fashionista mum Dubai, school run tips
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“C’mon! MOVE!”
A little problem developed this week – just of the frustrating variety, so nothing serious, but I think we’ve ALL been there. It started on Mother’s Day. Sunday is a school/work day for us and it began like any other, … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Dubai, Expat, Family, Parenting
Tagged Dubai school run, frustrations of being a parent, head-strong child, stubborn child, tantrums
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Accidental insults at the beauty salon
Everyone knows there are high standards in Dubai when it comes to appearance – and the school run is no exception. Someone was just telling me the other day how her husband’s friend, visiting from the UK, accompanied her on … Continue reading
Three-word Thursday
Sporadic work on a news magazine is always a nice change. It’s probably about the only time I stop worrying about what the children are (or aren’t) eating, what they’re getting up to, or into, and instead start worrying about … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-word Thursday, back to work, Catboy & Geordiebird, Dubai 92, Dubai school run, three-word Thursday
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Rant alert: A mother’s comeuppance
Last year, our morning routine was too good to be true: BB was picked up by bus and whisked off to school in a blink, while LB went to a nursery inside our compound. Workwise, I could do a whole … Continue reading
CIRCLES IN THE SAND … Marianne Makdisi 