Some days there is no joy in parenting

Social media represents the 5% of your life that you want to show off to the world.  The joyful moments.  The soppy hashtag-soblessed moments.  Those…

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5 things I said I would do to be a perfect parent, but don’t….

I had a list as long as my arm before I became a mum of things I would do.  I had an ideal of how…

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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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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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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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Hickory Dickory Dock…A Mealtime Mummy Parody

I love a good parody.  I love them even more when they’re a Mummy parody.  I love them most however when they’ve been written especially…

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