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Maternal amnesia is a wonderful thing. I’d forgotten all about tantrums. Even convinced myself that my first two children had sailed peacefully through their twos. Until this morning, when my third baby had his first proper tantrum. And it all came flooding back. The full horror of the toddler tantrum: 1. Trigger Could be anything. […]
When you can’t keep the naughty cupboard a secret, is it time to just give it up altogether? I don’t like chocolate…I LOVE IT! Yet, wherever I hide it, the children find it, like little demon mice scampering all over my pathetic attempts to conceal sugary goodness from them. I remember a time when I […]
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So you made it through the first week with a wing and a prayer, but what do you need to get through the rest of the school year? Your “gate face”. Now the first week’s weeps / whoops are over, it’s time to work on your schoolgate face. To arrange your features into an acceptable expression […]
The one where I forgot to make the Easter bonnet. I’ve forgotten things before: book bags, trainers, lunch boxes, the usual. But this one was bad. The worst. As we came into school I noticed a child wearing his Easter bonnet. ‘Oh’, I thought, ‘he must be bringing his in early’. Then I saw another, […]
Me with two of my three beautiful sons. To my children Other mums are never late Last mum standing at the school gate. Other mums bake lovely cakes, Their icing doesn’t run all over the plate. Other mums on rainy days Have fun lined up, go to a soft play. Other mums never forget Your […]
The first time crayon touches paper is sacred. What could be more precious than your child’s first work of art? But what about their… Read More Starting school is fraught with its own difficulties, but moving to Key Stage 2 has felt almost worse. Settling in time is over and… Read More Where is he? […]
It’s best to let rip, because kids pick up on suppressed rage (unlike my husband). I read this brilliant article today in the supermarket… Supermum. Best Mum Ever. Fantastic Mum. Who, me? Presents. The only thing that stands between your children and a shit Christmas. And it’s all up to you. You can talk about […]
Renting Skiwear = Better Kit, Better for the Planet – and It’s Covid-safe Too EcoSki offers sterile, premium skiwear to rent If you’re hoping to… Read More Day 9 of self-isolation. I don’t know what day of the week it is, I can’t remember if I’ve had a shower and my Fitbit thinks I’m… Read More Love them or […]
By Wry Mummy Wry Baby & Toddler, Wry LivingFebruary 4, 2015 Previous article9 Weird Jobs You Can Do After Being A Mum Next articleMonday Melfie February
The last week of the holidays saw me besieged by the scampering of tiny feet, strange noises and food missing. Yes, the children were still around, but this was something else. “The rats are back,” I said that night. My husband looked at me with double dismay: not only were our four-legged guests in residence […]
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 don’t need to have been watching sitcoms in the 90s to know it’s summer! In between all the Sandwich-making Photo-taking Hair-tearing “PLEASE share!”-ing Paddling pool-ing “Still no school!”-ing Day-tripping Fizz-sipping “Mummy’s […]
Day 9 of self-isolation. I don’t know what day of the week it is, I can’t remember if I’ve had a shower and my Fitbit thinks I’m… Read More My son has just turned 10, and since then I’ve been on a weird high, like I’ve got some sort of promotion or something. I… Read More Love them or […]
Day 9 of self-isolation. I don’t know what day of the week it is, I can’t remember if I’ve had a shower and my Fitbit thinks I’m… My son has just turned 10, and since then I’ve been on a weird high, like I’ve got some sort of promotion or something. I… Love them or hate them, you feel […]