Postnatal Depression: Motherhood and Mental Health. I started writing this post some weeks ago, but after watching this segment about postnatal depression (and the other mental health issues that can affect Mothers) on the BBC news last night, which had the line in: "one of the leading ...
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We need to talk about the conditions of my imprisonment – Book Review and Giveaway.
We need to talk about the conditions of my imprisonment (and other funny parenting stories) - Compiled by Michelle Tan. Some of the funniest bloggers in the parenting field from across the globe have been gathered together in this side splittingly funny compilation of short stories. These ...
Why I’m a good Mum. (And you are too!)
I've been thinking a lot recently, and I came to a conclusion the other day, it was a bit of a revelation really. I'm a really good Mum because I try my best. I really do. And I don't always get it right, I don't think that anyone does, but that's just normal life. There are days when I am ...
I never wanted to dread the Summer holidays.
I never wanted to dread the Summer holidays. Ever. I am hideously aware that time is ticking away. I can feel it, I can sense the minutes, the hours, the days, the weeks, the years rushing past me. I'm so conscious of the fact that my children have grown so much already. They are changing by ...
A letter to my anxious child, from your anxious Mum.
My darling girl, It has come to my attention that, at a mere 5 years of age, you are struggling with something that I truly wish that you could have escaped. As you tell me stories about school, I see it in your eyes, mirroring the expression that is so often in mine. Worries about friendships, ...
10 Mum things I totally do now.
There are things that are so stereotypically 'Mum' that I do now, with no shame at all! 1. Spit on a tissue to clean my kids' faces. Sometimes it's the only option! 2. Buy clothes that cover my kidneys. And state that things that don't cover my kidneys are so impractical. All my tops are long ...