Inside Martyn's Thoughts

Fifteen months ago, Midge finished the first year of a Beauty Therapy course at college. She did really well but struggled with the physical...

I last wrote about James in May. As expected, it’s taken three weeks into the school term and I’m writing about him again. That’s not surpr...

Spoiler Warning: This post contains plot details from Avengers: Endgame Encore. Midge and I went to see Avengers: Endgame Encore last week. ...

My brother is three years older than me. Unfortunately, I don’t have many good memories of him growing up. We're completely different pe...

Spoiler Warning: This post contains plot details from Spiderman: Brand New Day. On Friday, Midge and I went to see Spiderman: Brand New Day,...

When your child reaches a milestone, you feel it in a way that sits somewhere between pride, relief, and joy. Last week my amazing daughter,...

Two weeks ago I wrote about an incident with a staff member at Arty’s school. A week later, after my complaint, I met with the Head teacher...

James has been with his new tutor for three weeks. We didn’t know how it would go. He spent the weekend before the first session begging me ...

It’s a bank holiday weekend. May bank holidays usually have us taking part in the Sweeps Festival , but this one is different. The six of us...

  James has always been bright, funny, creative, expressive, mischievous , troublesome and mouthy , but “different”. He never needed fixing...

I’ve always preferred Easter to Christmas. Christmas has grown into something bigger, busier, and more frantic than it ever was when I was a...

When I handed in our formal complaint, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. I knew the school would struggle and we wouldn’t get everything w...

  In December, I wrote about how James isn’t a problem to solve, but a child to understand.  By now, I should be writing about progress. Ins...

Some moments change you, without you even realising how significant they’ll become. This happened to me in the summer of 2017, when a small ...

Parenting isn’t supposed to feel like walking a tightrope in the dark, especially as a wheelchair user, but that’s where I’ve found myself w...

The boy's Mum and I have a positive co-parenting relationship. We fought for a few years, but we maintained a united co-parenting front ...

Dad was born to Edgar and Julia Kitney on the 10th of June 1940 in Rainham. He was raised in 59 Station Road and for a short time alongside ...

As mentioned previously, growing up I had multiple generational and social stereotypes being pushed upon me.    Mum and I were similar so sh...

  What's the stereotype for a "Happy New Year"? New Year, New me? A set of goals to reach? A new diet? Money saving? Better ...

How do you justify a child’s worth? This shouldn’t be a question but it’s one that is made every day by professionals up and down the co...