The REAL holiday essentials for traveling with kids. Oh, I forgot to add ducktape.
It’s holiday season, which means it’s ‘essentials for traveling with kids’ blog season. I’ve read so many ‘how to travel with kid’ blog posts, and although they are very practical and full of great tips, I think…
The one where depression tries to silence you
Sometimes I would like to say I’m sorry. To my partner. To my friends. But depression has a way of stifling, silencing my words, unable to be pronounced, never mind explained. Sometimes my actions, speak louder than…
Lost in Planet Parent. I miss the old me.
It’s hitting me more and more, I’m lost in planet parent! I had the best weekend recently. I got the luxury of a date night with my main man, we (I, it’s always I) purchased tickets to…
Can a person say they don’t like motherhood?
I knew very quickly when I had Jess I wasn’t’ like the other mums. They all loved their baby, keen to play, hold and cuddle their squishy ball of human. At one baby class I watched as…
I will do anything for love, but I won’t share that!
I’ll share many things with my partner. We share life, the usual stuff, sharing a bed, sharing raising a child, sharing chores (unevenly), sharing the occasional breakdown when you just can’t take anymore of being an adult,…
I caught the ‘mums’ – but there’s a social media cure for that.
My body – if you ignore social media It’s an amazing thing. It grew and housed another human. It provided food for that tiny human. It expanded, it shrunk, it contracted. It really is a source of…
I want to believe
I want to believe I am the best thing since sliced bread. I want to believe every heart felt word or encouragement from my partner’s mouth. I want to believe I am the best mum for my…
30 Things… you will want to teach your toddler immediately.
There's no healthy and safety in here, only sanity and 'please give me peace' safety to be found.
Gender Neutral Backlash
The gender neutral bandwagon has passed. The new bandwagon is 'gender neutral - it's gone too far!'
