Parenting
I’m in a mood!
Mum had some of her buddies over the other day for tea, and they tried to distract me with some Play Doh whilst all they did was gossip about me.
The Difficult One
We tend to assume that our children are our mini-me’s. Yes they have the same features, the same little nuances that make them ours.
Stuck On You
Constipation, you ain’t no friend of mine. Dear friends you find me in an extremely sticky predicament. In fact I am a tad embarrassed to upd
The Energizer Bunny
Okay so I’ve got so much energy in me..I just can’t stop. Dad sits with his head in his hands whilst I beautifully do swan dives on the
Free Your Children
Recently I was asked to return back to work for a short period, elated I couldn’t wait to start, but reality set in sooner than I expected&he
Holding on to Brilliance
Our children are wondrous creatures capable of levels of brilliance that we thought never possible and leave us in constant states of bafflement.
Tantrum Victim
Tantrums and I are just very good friends these days. So I got the red cup and not the blue…let’s just scream for an hour on the audac
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The Dark Side
Listen lady who we call “Nanny” and who Mummy has abandoned me to whilst she goes and does something much less important than looking a
Baby Interrupted.
As adults we seldom welcome interruptions and one doesn’t choose to interrupt someone in the middle of a busy task unless they can help it.
Exhausting..
Being a mother and constantly at someone’s beck and call, looking back, I quite liked my carefree childhood.
Started from the bottom..
Started from the bottom now we’re here, started from the bottom now my whole team here babeee!!.
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Toughsix: Minelle
Today we have Minelle taking on the 'Toughsix'. Here's what she had to say. Enjoy!
Talk This Way..
In my books I feel children should be heard rather than seen, despite what great Auntie Matilda says. She’s always going on about how noisy t
Spending Time With Kids
Nestled comfortably in my lap my youngest looks busy at my desk, curls bobbing tenderly, fingers lightly tapping the keyboard, all in mimicry of my
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Dirt is good!
I think taking a bath is overrated. I mean why the need to douse yourself with so much water and then scrub every nook and cranny clean..
Why don't they listen?
I have probably touched on this subject more times than I like to mention. Why don’t the children listen to us parents?
Who is more important?
Ravin - Well it depends.....if you and your partner have been in a long term relationship for sometime like over a 2 years at minimum then I'd
I just don’t know why?
I don’t know why I do it. I don’t know why I sometimes feel the need to cry uncontrollably, maybe I’m practicing for a big solo m
"Extraordinary" Parenting Days
The alarm clock ignites the day with a sharp clear shrill. It’s six o clock, groggy and still full of sleep I roll out of bed.
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The Mom-paparazzi
I rule the roost like a boss!. So I cry people come running, I fall down and Mum’s almost got the ambulance at the doorstep, if I say my
Music was my first love….
There is always music in my house, from either the kids dancing around to tunes on the radio during dinner, my son practicing his chords or the tod
Toughloveanswered: Cathy
This week, we have Cathy taking on the tough 6 for you. This is what she had to say…
Attention Seekers
Bringing up my babies and constantly being at their beck and call, I would wistfully take comfort in the fact that as they got older they would fin
Pushed out of the Nest
I’m ready Mum..I’m ready. Set me loose into the world. So now that I’m getting on…like almost two, Mum and mostly Dad sinc
Playing With Your Kids
You can call me a bad mother, roll your eyes with disdain or cluck with exasperation at my following statement, I do not enjoy playing with my chil
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