As a child, I absolutely hated it when my Mother brushed my hair. I was completely traumatized by the red comb that she used to untangle my knots. It was complete agony.
Because of this, I naturally worried about managing Alyssa’s hair as it grew longer and longer. Her hair is just as fine as mine, but it’s wavier – which means it tends to knot quite easily.
We had lots of tears. Alyssa used to run at the sight of a brush in my hand, she would cry before I even touched her hair!
Paarl is one of our favourite family-friendly areas to visit. We love it because we always seem to find venues and activities that are fun for the kids and for adults.
In addition to some of our favourite Paarl spots that I shared about a little while ago, we recently spent a day out exploring 3 gorgeous venues that have loads to offer.
Very few may know this (until now that is) but shortly after Aidan was born, I was offered a job in Dubai and we were seriously considering to relocate there. Although we decided to stay in South Africa after some serious consideration, I often wonder how things would have turned out should we have gone. Had the job offer been in London however, I think our decision may have differed.
For one, Kurt had lived there for a while and I think we’d have settled in a lot easier than in Dubai. Nevertheless, it would have still been a big decision to make whether to leave South Africa or not.
If we were ever to say goodbye and book flights to London , or any another country for that matter, there’d be quite a few things that I’d miss about our rainbow nation:
