I never imagined I’d become an anxious person

Recently I’ve been finding myself anxious.  Not just your normal butterflies in your tummy nervous about something kind of anxious.  Full on anxiety attacks where…

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Why I’m not raising my boys to be great husbands

I’m not raising my boys to be great husbands.  That is not my role as a mother.  That is not the guidance I am giving…

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Has becoming a Mother changed my friendships?

Friendships.  It is said that you can’t choose your family but you can choose your friends, which is often why it feels like your friends…

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To the man who asked my 3 year old son why he was buying a girls magazine

The Big One likes magazines.  Scratch that.  The Big One loves magazines, mainly for the free toys but we do actually read them too.  I am…

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Parenting: It Doesn’t Get Harder – It Just Gets Different

Advice.  It comes from all sources.  From your mum to your next door neighbour, well meaning friends and family to the random old lady in…

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When Did I Become a Shouting Mum?

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks, leaving Dubai, settling at my mums, dealing with Daddy going back to work.  Temperature changes, sunlight changes, life changes.…

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Baby Milestones: When His Firsts are My Lasts

This week the Baby has started walking.  Those first few wobbly steps with his arms in the air.  Looking round at all of us to…

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