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The working mum experience: Part 2 – What two weeks in the workplace taught me

You can see part one of my return to work after maternity leave saga here. For those that can’t be bothered to read it, I’ll attempt an American drama series-style summary. (Please imagine this in a Hollywood Voiceover accent). I had made the decision to become a stay at home mum, however in order to keep my maternity pay – which, given I was […]

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The working mum experience: Part 1 – My return from maternity leave

So the time finally came. My year of maternity leave ended and I was left with the choice between returning to work, or becoming a stay at home mum. Obviously, I turned to the inspirational memes for guidance in making this monumental and potentially life changing decision but sadly they were as wanky and passive aggressive as each other. This

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newborn baby hand: real stages of labour

The real ten stages of labour

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 17 August 2016

I’ve never been in labour, so although it sounds like a lot of fun it does mean that I’ll never be able to blog about it (be grateful). This was written by my friend Gemma Hayward especially for me so that I would know all about the stages of labour!* The real ten stages of labour! Well done you, you’ve spent 9

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Big boy bed: Moving from a cot into a bed at 12 months old

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 14 August 2016

There’s no doubt about it, this kid is a climber. He’s also a dedicated cot-hater; since the very first time he was placed lovingly into his cosy bed he has routinely announced his displeasure. By the time he reached a year old, he’d throw a full blown tantrum whenever we approached his cot. With two naps a day that’s a lot

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Guest blog: Can’t touch this! Pregnancy rage: What not to say to a pregnant woman

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 9 August 2016

At the time of me writing this, my friend (this one here who likes the telly box) was very heavily pregnant and fed up. It was 30-odd degrees out there; having had a baby on the hottest day of the year in 2015 I can understand. It isn’t fun. I thought a good outlet for her rage would be to write another

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Toddler tea time: A simple five step process

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 5 August 2016

Getting decent food into the big one seems to be a constant struggle. Out and about, I don’t even try to force vegetables into her any more (unless they’re bean shaped and covered in tomato sauce) for fear of the public tantrum. At home though, this sucker for punishment just keeps trying. The refusal to eat whatever is put in

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My top toddler toilet training tales

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 2 August 2016

It is probably true that, like soft play, every parent blogger has a potty training blog in them. It’s an inevitable part of raising toddlers and if my experience is anything to go by, there will be a tale or two to tell afterwards. After a bit of a false start back around Christmas time, and the dawning realisation that

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Weekends with the kids

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 29 July 2016

It’s the weekend! Sweeter words were never uttered. Ah, that’s right. I forgot. I have two small children… It means absolutely bugger all. If you don’t have children, which probably isn’t a big percentage of the readership of this blog to be honest, your weekend might include one or more of the following: Drinks after work on Friday A nice

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Safety first: Outwitting your kamikaze baby or toddler

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 24 July 2016

There are no two ways about it; babies are dumb. Before they can even move, as soon as they are able to grasp things, they enjoy putting themselves in mortal danger. They are not to be trusted for a second. Our primary role as parents is to stop them from reaching a sticky demise so that they can live well

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Too hot to handle: Top tips for surviving a heat wave with toddlers

Parenting, Parenting, Politics and Life / 20 July 2016

In case it happens to have passed you by, it’s a little bit bloody hot out there. Unlike the sun which you pay a lot of money for in the name of a relaxing holiday (or not), during a heat wave like this you are supposed to just woman up and get on with life as normal despite the fact

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