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Whine my dear? Investigating the abject misery of the second-born child

Today has been extremely trying. The small one has a cold, and therefore has been stuck on turbo-whinge mode. You’ll know by now that my son is fond of several things; among them, putting himself in mortal danger and getting stuck in things, but above all else whinging constantly, as previously noted, like a wasp stuck in a jar. I could provide […]

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The nap jerk: The non-sleeping toddler

Around nine months ago, so my blog (which I had just started) reminds me, my son had yet to sleep through the night. He first achieved it around three months later, aged about nine months; I’ve never blogged excessively about this momentous occasion because I didn’t want to jinx it. Don’t get me wrong, a good night’s sleep in this

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Wet Mondays: Autumn is a bastard

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 27 September 2016

Well goodbye summer… and hello autumn. With late September comes conkers, browning leaves, the smell of bonfires lingering in the air… The nights are drawing in earlier, just perfect for snuggling. Hot chocolate is mandatory and of course, there’s the ability to hide excess pounds with thick woolly jumpers. That all sounds quite lovely and romantic doesn’t it? Well it

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Eight toilet training tips to get you out alive

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 22 September 2016

Another potty training tips blog? You ask. Yup. I’m aware I’ve already shared my potty training disasters with you. Sorry about that, but as any blogger will know, I have to work with what I have. And what I currently have in abundance are stories about wee. It’s generally going quite well. Relatively speaking. We are pretty much home and dry… Today

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The big one starts preschool

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 20 September 2016

The big one has just started preschool. It is an emotional time. Not for her (she’s fine), for me. Mainly because of the fact she’s only away for three hours at a time twice a week and during those three hours (about 2hrs 40minutes taking out the walk there and back) I have to: Get the small one down for

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The one where I went to the MADBlog Awards 2016

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 17 September 2016

Last night I went along to the #MADBlogAwards as a finalist in the Best New Blog Category. It was fabulous fun; the wine flowed, the food was good and the company was acceptable (calm down, I’m just kidding). Seriously though, bloggers are a fantastic bunch of people and man can they drink. The hangover is strong today my friends. Pity?

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I had two c-sections (and I don’t feel guilty)

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 15 September 2016

I started blogging when my son was almost six months old, so (fortunately for you) there has been a distinct lack of pregnancy and birth chat. However, the past month or so you will have noticed that I’ve had a few guest posts on the subjects of pregnancy and birth and I’ve even written a bit about my own pregnancy.

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Pukes of hazard: A cautionary tale of two toddlers and a 24 hour vomiting bug

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 8 September 2016

A month has passed since this happened. It has taken me about that long to see the funny side, and to catch up on the missed sleep (that’s a joke, that won’t happen). Let me tell you a tale. It’s probably best if you’re not eating for this one. It was a Sunday evening; night six of the big boy

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Merry sodding Christmas: Booking Christmas in September

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 2 September 2016

If you’re after a review or information on the Christmas Grotto at Brookside, click here! I imagine many of you think that a) you’ve clicked on an old link or b) I’ve gone mad. Whilst certainly the latter is nearer to the truth, I am aware that it is only September, and the beginning bit of it at that. I

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Sweet little lies: Mealtime deceit and other lies we tell kids

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 30 August 2016

A little white lie never hurt anyone, so they say. A friend of mine, who has two small children of similar ages (and therefore a similar glazed over expression and mental state) shared with me this list of meals that they make for their family, and, crucially, what they call the meals in order that the toddler will entertain the

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