Mums Matter Too – Looking After You
Mothers today are raising children under circumstances never experienced before in history. In a very short time frame – the past two decades – daily life has undergone significant and profound changes, most notably an increase in time pressure, a constant connection to technology, and a reliance on packaged and processed food products, all of […]
I’m Screwing Up My Kids
Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try as a parent it’s never good enough. I feel like that!! When I was at school if I studied and studied and studied there was a pretty good chance I could get an A but with parenting I can study and study and study […]
Mother Guilt – I Don’t Read to My Kids Everyday
I have a confession to make!! I don’t read to my kids everyday or at least I don’t these days. Somewhere along the lines I was told that one of the most important things I can do for my child is read to them 10 minutes a day at least. This somehow has been imprinted […]
Learning to Ask for Help when you are Sick – One Mother’s Story
When I say I am an independent, private person, what I mean is I don’t like others seeing my seen-better-days Target knickers and wondering why I have 10 cans of corn in the pantry. And, when I say I was recently ill, what I mean is I found myself in hospital recovering from surgery, and […]
Missing Items – The Story of My Life
I could feel the chilliness in my bones this morning when I woke up. Winter is coming. Unfortunately the chilliness traveled through my bones and settled in my mouth as both my darling boys have misplaced their school jumpers. I had decided a long time ago to only buy one jumper for each boy at a time or […]
Let The Kids Pack Their Lunch … Brilliance or Insanity??
A while back I decided to take the plunge and give my two darling masters of the house the “privilege” of packing their own lunch boxes. This was in fact the word I used to entice them into doing it themselves. I thought it absolutely brilliant to give myself at least one day off per […]