It’s Your life … It’s Your Call?
One day a few years ago I realised that this was it! This was my life and I had a choice. My choice was to let my circumstances define what my life looked like or to take control and do what I wanted despite the norm or my anxiety and stress. I realised that if […]
One Mistake You Don’t Want To Make With Your Kids
Having a partner, living with them full time and raising kids together is an interesting thing haha. It really opens you up to your own personal beliefs and bias towards life and raising kids as you are both 2 separate people both with your own ideas and experiences of what you think is best. There […]
Why It Took Me 6 Years To Accept Being A Mother?
I love reflecting on the past and seeing where I have been and where I am now. I recall about a year ago finally feeling that I had accepted this thing called motherhood. It only took me 6 years lol. I had my first child at 24 which is considered young these days but at […]
10 Hilarious Things Most Parents Are Guilty Of
Sometimes I get really self-righteous…and forget I was a kid once too. I do the whole “what were you even thinking when you drank straight from the milk container?!?” or “Did you think I wouldn’t notice AND be ok with you eating ice cream at 7:00 O’clock in the morning on a Saturday or just […]
They Are Watching AND Learning …
Have you ever realized that your children pick up on your mood? I am a mother to four children and this is something that I have known for a long time just in the day-to-day experiences of raising my children. Did you know that before we even open our mouths to say something our children […]
Don’t Wait Till It Is Too Late – Share Your Promise Today
Brought to you by Cancer Council NSW When was the last time you told your closest friends and family that you love them and appreciate them. I am not talking about a “love you” at the end of a phone call or during a wave goodbye I am talking about a genuine, heartfelt, focused “I […]
You Find What You Look For – Changing the way I see my family
Yesterday (Saturday) was a tough day. Nothing too crazy happened but I had a 2 month old who didn’t want to go to sleep properly and a 4 and 6 year old who both for some reason really wanted my attention ALL DAY. By 5pm I was at freaking out point. There is something about […]
Top 30 Funniest and Cutest Advice from Kids
Every day our kids have the knack of making us laugh and saying the darnedest things. This is one of the best moments of being a parent or grandparent. Kids just remind us to laugh, be happy and are simply inspiring. When my son was little he asked me why it rained. I told him […]
Everyone Else Knows Best – A reminder there is a person and story behind every post
I was struggling today, I felt in over my head. I’m tired and grumpy and I don’t feel like I can enjoy my kids. I am a total loss I’m wondering if I am really cut out for the job. I am afraid of coping every day and starting to have panic attacks. My husband […]
There Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Parent
I have been running facebook pages mostly for mums for over 3 years now and sadly the culture of judging, attacking, bullying and treating each other really poorly seems to be on the rise or at least has not improved. Friends and family often say to me “I don’t know how you do it”. By […]