These are all the posts I’ve written relating to politics, parenting and my life in general.
I used to so love a bath. The average person, when asked to picture in their mind’s eye a bath time scenario, will probably imagine a relaxing affair, conjuring up images of soft lighting, candles, a good book, decadent smelly bubbles, a face mask perhaps, maybe even a cheeky glass of wine… If I have a bath, it is generally
Bath time: Our nightly routine Read More >>
As a parent to a baby or toddler, there are few things – OK nothing – quite as glorious as nap time. For a brief moment you can stop being a parent, make a hot beverage (and actually drink it) and take all the lengthy toilet breaks you desire. You can consume whatever kind of biscuits or snacks you like and
The nap conundrum: The nap dropping toddler Read More >>
Good news! The baby has a tooth. Maybe two, I’m not entirely sure. All I know is I was attempting to feed him at soft play and, well, ouch (see, I knew they were lying when they said feeding a baby with teeth wasn’t painful). Upon inspection with my finger, there is definitely something hard and tooth-like residing in the
Stupid things I have done whilst sleep deprived Read More >>
Quick 2022 Edit: Sadly, it’s six years on and this post is still as relevant as ever. Now it’s not just “beauty” and “health” MLMs preying on vulnerable young women particularly – there are MLMs for books, essential oils, shitty leggings, dodgy fake perfume and even – somewhat inexplicably given the state of the travel sector and the number of
MLM: A wonderful opportunity (and definitely not a pyramid scheme) Read More >>
This guide to toddler TV has been written by a good friend of mine. She has a two year old and is currently incubating number two. It was when my daughter was about a year old (and driving me nuts) that I first decided to make use of the electronic babysitter, the good old tellybox, and stick her in front of
Guest blog: The Other Mother’s guide to toddler TV Read More >>
I’ll come clean. As a first time mum, I was naive. I wasn’t ‘my baby does x because I’m a perfect parent’ naive or ‘I’ll never give my child a dummy and they’ll only eat organic vegetables and never tantrum in public’ naive. I wasn’t that kind of arsehole (I hope), but I did not appreciate how good I had
The perils of a mobile baby Read More >>
A big welcome to any new readers who followed me here from Facebook. As lovely as it is to meet you all, the pressure is on a bit now. Rather than ranting anonymously into the abyss, I feel like I should probably put a bit of thought into attempting to be witty and engaging since ‘coming out’ on Facebook. You
Hell’s teeth: The molars are coming through Read More >>
Today was going so well. As well as a day with a toddler and a baby can go, at any rate. After two decent nights (and I can barely believe that a 5.30am wake up counts as decent, but it does. Childfree people take note) last night was the kind of night where you think it would probably be easier
There is nothing that delights me more than a Shit Parenting Meme. I am fortunate, perhaps, that the majority of my Facebook friends are fairly intelligent decent sorts and my feed is often meme-less, but the occasional doozy does slip through. I have compiled a number of these for your delectation. These have genuinely been shared by friends, friends of
Shit parenting memes Read More >>
I don’t think any parenting blog would be complete today without sharing this wonderful Facebook status rant. Part of me hopes it’s a deliberate troll post (of course, the easiest way for me to make this blog go viral would be to make offensive statements about breastfeeding being close to abuse or how you’re all way more crap at parenting
*That* viral Facebook rant Read More >>