Parenting, Politics and Life

These are all the posts I’ve written relating to politics, parenting and my life in general.

God only nose what they mean: Funny malapropisms from social media

As a self-confessed grammar pedant, I could moan about common missed steaks on social media until the cowscum home. People using the wrong ‘their/there/they’re’ or the utter disc race which is the proliferation of ‘would of’ and ‘should of’ make me deep rest. However, for all intensive purposes, there is something very funny about malapropisms; that is to say, someone […]

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In my Inbox this week: In which Fran is an unprofessional blogger

This week’s inbox action has been truly outstanding. Not in a good ‘we will pay you lots of money to do this!‘ way, but in a consolatory ‘well… at least you’ll have material for a blog post from this‘ way. NB – If you’re confused about what these emails are going on about, you can check my first post on

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Ask Aunty Fran – Episode 9: She’s back to fix your problems (and she’s brought a friend)

This post contains affiliate links. It’s official; Aunty Fran is once again poised to soothe your pains and mend the woes of the world. In her two years out of the spotlight, Aunty Fran has written and starred in her own award-winning Netflix special ‘Putting the Agony in Agony Aunt‘, and has toured the world disseminating advice and wisdom across

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It’s finally over: A recap of January 2024 (aka the longest month ever)

It’s been the longest month since records began, but I’m ecstatic to find myself in the death throes of January. Fuck off you cold, dark, miserable bastard. As a kind of new year promise to myself, I have decided that during each month I will write down anything of note and publish a post at the end looking at what

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Pump in Style! Tips for breastfeeding during baby’s first Christmas

I’ve breastfed twice over the festive season; once as a very new mum to a barely six-week-old baby going through their first growth spurt (isn’t that fun)!), and the other as a slightly more veteran mum to a weaning six-month-old, so I’m well aware that Christmas can bring unique challenges for breastfeeding mums. Breastfeeding during Christmas From attending Christmas parties

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How to make the perfect episode of Grand Designs How to make the perfect episode of Grand Designs

How to make the perfect episode of Grand Designs

Georgia and Theobald, a pair of circus performers from Didsbury, are looking to demolish their family castle and build a soulless 5000 square foot glass box with complicated jaunty angles suitable for their growing family (as long as their feral children stay strapped into their beds at all times and don’t touch anything). They have poured all of their savings

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