Corinne McDermott

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I am a good mom. I am confident in saying that. And I have made a lot of mistakes. Now as the mother of two teens I can reflect enough to see that I didn’t always get it right. Here’s what I want my kids to know… Questions & Questioning There are moments from my kids’ early years that I carry with me. And not because they were loud or dramatic. Because they were quiet. They were subtle. These memories might be easy to overlook unless you were the one holding them.

It used to worry me. But now I often rewatch the same shows with my youngest. Ted Lasso? Three times. And now with Derry Girls I think we’re on our fifth viewing. Season 2, Episode 5 is absolutely cracker with loads of memorable, hilarious moments. And a tiny subplot is the TV’s wonkiness. Set in the ’90s in Northern Ireland, their television is older with a dial instead of a remote. It needs a good whack to get it going every now and again.