#148193517 / gettyimages.com Do your kids listen to a word you say? Is there anything you utter, apart from “as much Haribo as you can eat!”, that you don’t have to repeat more than once? As if the glass ceiling weren’t enough, we also have to contend with the Glass Wall. “If I have to […]
I love buying new baby gifts. It’s an utter joy to think of a new little person in the world – that I don’t have to look after, hurrah! All our stuff has been through three not-very-careful owners now, so it’s a pleasure to browse the shiny, pretty things now on offer. It’s an occasion of […]
‘7 Years’ makes me cry. It’s the whole of life wrapped up in one beautiful song but I just want to press pause. Lukas Graham’s hit song ‘7 Years‘ sure is a catchy tune – which also contains some sterling lessons for the parent. Such as: don’t tell your children to “make friends or they’ll be […]
Mary Berry would weep. I bake so seldom (once a year, per kid) that I have to buy all new ingredients each time in… Read More It was when I started crying over a cookery book in Waterstones that I realised I needed to try harder with my children’s meals…. Read More It’s that time […]
Nothing shouts “I’m a mum!” like pulling a breast pad out of your bag when you’re looking for a pen. You can hide a mum tum under a well-chosen top, but if your baby tips your handbag out in public, your half-squeezed mouldy pouches and health-hazard dummies are there for all to see. I love […]
If you don’t know what my title is referencing, then you’re missing a treat – go and watch the Friends boxsets immediately! But you… Read More ‘7 Years’ makes me cry. It’s the whole of life wrapped up in one beautiful song but I just want to press pause. Read More What do you […]
Some mums know exactly what they’re doing. Then there’s the rest of us. Everyone knows your first baby is a massive learning curve. You’d think by the third child, I’d have it all sussed. But I find the older my children get, the more “ummy” I become. Mums are supposed to have an answer for […]
When your child looks good enough to eat. Literally. Parenting is hard enough without being so hungry you want to eat your children. Of course, I would never do such a thing (I’m veggie, after all), but talk to me all you want about slow-release carbs and level blood sugar – if I’m restricting my […]
Presents. The only thing that stands between your children and a shit Christmas. And it’s all up to you. You can talk about baby Jesus all you want, but any parent knows that, to a young child, presents are the true meaning of Christmas. They are what will make this Christmas live or die in […]
Do you always turn the wrong way? Do you struggle with your right and left? This quiz is for you! If you’re famed amongst family and friends for having no sense of direction, your navigational confidence may be at an all-time low. But this quiz could turn your life around. Maybe it’s not that you […]
I never thought I’d have to revise for a social event. Knowing faces without names is bad enough – but names without faces? Hellfire. Such is the conundrum faced by the newbie BritMums Live attendee. As astronomically excited as I am to be going, I am getting a little anxious. I suffer from a condition, […]
This is just what a playdate in our house looks like. Picture credit https://www.gltc.co.uk/product/play-shop-theatre-white/10004052 Love them or hate them, you feel guilty if you don’t do them. Take the pain out of playdates with my handy guide. Choose your target with care. Does your child like the intended invitee? A simple mention of his or […]
Lent is about giving up something important. If you cut me in half you’d see that I am 97% chocolate, so chocolate is what I normally give up. But it makes me miserable. And it makes me fat. Without my little chocolate treats, I end up substituting with things I never normally eat – cake, shortbread […]
Rude awakenings in the night and bottles everywhere – having a baby in the house is just like the student days. Nocturnal The student, like the baby, is a nocturnal animal. But unfortunately, babies didn’t get the memo on the compensatory lie-in. Bless their darling little cotton socks. Strange smells However bad your baby’s nappy […]