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Life on the Rocks
- The Blog
This is the home of my weekly ramblings - the honest, funny, and sometimes chaotic blogs about parenting, autism, ADHD, midlife wobbles, and emotional burnout.
Yes, if life feels messy, you’ll feel right at home here.


Sweet Revenge: The Therapy No One Talks About
There’s a particular flavour of satisfaction that comes from sweet revenge. Not the full-blown, burn-the-house-down sort of vengeance you see in films. No. I’m talking about the deliciously small, morally questionable acts that wouldn’t make a therapist proud, but would absolutely make your best mate spit their drink out laughing. I’ve had my moments, of course. Sending glitter bomb cards in the post. Writing characters into books. I even set up a fake dating profile once, a

Rebel Jones
3 days ago5 min read


Embarrassing Stories: Three Moments I’d Happily Delete from My Life
We all have moments that make us want to dig a hole, climb in, and politely request that the earth just… finish the job. And if you...

Rebel Jones
Oct 65 min read


Living With Autism: If It Were My Kid’s Weird Roommate
Living with autism is a bit like living with a housemate you didn’t exactly sign a lease with, but who turned up anyway and refuses to...

Rebel Jones
Sep 164 min read


5 Lessons Learned with Cajun Rice, Scam Gurus and a Laundry Cat
Some weeks are about deep insights and personal growth. This? This is not one of those weeks. Sorry. Instead, this week has been a...

Rebel Jones
Sep 83 min read


Scammers, Spam Emails, and Funky Oranges: My Late-Night Hobby
I think I've finally found my calling in life. Yup. I am a Scam Magnet . It's a bit like a babe magnet, or chick magnet, only I'm 42 and...

Rebel Jones
Aug 244 min read


What is considered old? Asking for a *cough* friend
I'm not the kind of person to go to the doctor's. I'd rather suffer in silence (by which I mean grumble to the cat and make 'Urgh'...

Rebel Jones
Apr 21, 20245 min read
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