Caitlin Tredoux Bower

Caitlin is the mother of two sons, a sometime writer, proofreader, copy editor and lecturer. Caitlin and her family lives in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa.

boy pointing to pink shoes

My son chose pink and purple shoes—and I let him buy them

There are many parenting moments which have caught me off guard. This was one of them.

Updated Mar. 21, 2024

Parenting, Motherly Stories

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