Writer, journalist, blogger, mother of boys, A380 pilot's wife, sun-worshipper and distracted housewife surrounded by souks, skyscrapers, shopping, sea and sand.
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Tag Archives: technology
School reports – what the hell happened?
It’s lunchtime at work. On the day our magazine goes to press so it’s all hands to the pump meeting our deadline. I munch on my sandwich, and click on an email from school – the interim reports are out. … Continue reading
A technically challenged Christmas
Twas Christmas morning, when all though the house, there was the most almighty din. As the morning mayhem ensued, I braced myself for what I knew was coming next: “Dad, can we set up the Xbox? Now, now, NOW – … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Dubai, Expat, Family, Parenting
Tagged Christmas, Christmas in Dubai, Christmas morning, setting up the Xbox 360, technically challenged, technology, Xbox 360
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Technology infiltrates prayer time
Have you ever watched a three-year-old play with an iPad? It’s actually quite shocking. The way those chubby fingers fly round the screen, leaving smeery fingerprints as they go, and the way the machine is handed back to you with … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Parenting
Tagged children and iPads, high-tech kids, kids and iPads, prayer time, technology
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CIRCLES IN THE SAND … Marianne Makdisi 