Parenting posts
I feel like there is a shroud of silence surrounding many of the realities of parenthood. I’m not saying that the good doesn’t outweigh the bad (eventually), or that I in any way regret my children (I don’t, even when it’s a bit shit), but if people were armed with the facts about pregnancy, labour and child-rearing and digested these […]
Well isn’t this jolly! The third week of the summer holidays is under way. The first week was alright, but the weather during the second week was, in a word, shit. It seems like a cruel joke on every child who is off school and every parent who is using their sacred holiday time, not to jet off to somewhere
Ways to make the summer just fly by No. 1: Toy decluttering Read More >>
Before we start, this is not a morbid post. I know what you’re thinking; I too was under the impression that a bucket list was a list of things you wanted to do before you kicked the bucket but like so many things it seems that this saying has be re-appropriated to mean ‘shit you want to do at some
My 14-point summer bucket list: By the small one (aged 2) Read More >>
Earlier in the week, over on Facebook, I decided to keep a School Holiday Diary. Of sorts. You know, pick out the highlights of the day, that sort of thing. Given this is a blog and that’s really what it’s for, I thought why not share it here. So here is week one… Day 1 – Monday The weather was
Summer holiday diary: Week 1 Read More >>
It has happened; we have a swear word. Another milestone ticked off the list; the final one in fact. You might be thinking that as the big one is off in the wide world of preschool at the moment (or has been, it’s the holidays… did I mention that yet?), it’s really beyond my control, it’s going to happen and
Oh, bugger: The toddler’s first swear Read More >>
Where do you get your material? Do you have to “enhance” your stories to make people laugh? This was a question posed by another blogger in an interview series. My answer was (and I quote): Oh no, life with toddlers is material enough, no need for comedic embellishments here. Case in point; Monday. On Sunday night, I couldn’t sleep. I’d been
A day in the life of us Read More >>
The summer holidays are great fun when you’re a kid. Less so when you’re a parent. The summer is meant to be the best part of the year – flip flops, sunglasses, cocktails, sun loungers and no cares at all – but the truth is that when you’re a parent of a baby, toddler or preschooler, the school holidays which
17 reasons the summer sucks when you have small kids Read More >>
We’re going gluten free. Well, the small one is, again. I like bread just way too much. And cake, and pasta, and biscuits; basically all the things that make me bloat like I’m six months pregnant but are totally worth it. So yea… this post is not going to be very funny, and there’s a bit of poo chat. No
Gluten for punishment: How do you know when your kid is gluten intolerant? Read More >>
Two. Definitely not a baby anymore. Yes, they’ll always be my babies – but to the rest of the world, they aren’t. They’re children, a million miles away from the super squidgy and helpless newborns that once screamed all night, fed all day, and puked all over me with gay abandon…Whose tiny toes I played with, whose little milestones I
And so that’s it, baby stage over: Turning two Read More >>
When you put your thoughts out there on the internet, there is always the risk that people might actually read them. Not often, but occasionally. Usually, the people that read my posts are those that actually want to, because no matter how hard we bloggers try to promote our posts and the ridiculous lengths we go to to stick them
#Cherisheverymoment #Eventheshittyones Read More >>
