Parenting
Enough Parent?
We are halfway through the holidays and I am still holding strong, a little crumpled around the edges but sanity and good humour
A Sick Baby..
Woke up to a throbbing pain in my head. How did that happen?...I feel so hot, has the air conditioning gone belly up, have we moved
Perfect Parents?
With the New Year holidays amongst us, our roles as parents will surely be tested. Yes we sigh in relief at the break from school
Separated..
We all expect to grow up and have fairytale endings, being married to the love of your life surrounded by beautiful bouncy children.
Child losing STEAM
Dear readers, please in no way be alarmed, I am not in “Asian tiger mum” mode pushing my child disregarding her physical and
Sugar Baby
Life is not alright in my little baby world full of fluffy teddy bears and powder puffs. I am vexed no wait I’m more frustrated.. or is it
Happiness is...
Nestled comfortably in my lap my youngest looks busy at my desk, curls bobbing tenderly, fingers lightly tapping the keyboard, all in mimicry of mysel
Hiding from the 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
March Madness
‘Woah’, have I been sucking on my dummy way too long, WHERE AM I?...First we were all packing up for a little trip in the
Leaking Bed?
Bringing up children is not a lazy afternoon walk in the park. Consider adding an obstacle course with man-eating crocodiles to your
Mummy Travels - Crafts & Tales
As Albert Einstein quite famously said “Creativity is intelligence, having fun”!, Children
Who let “the Parents” out!
I heard them whispering, the secret looks and mischievous WhatsApp messages buzzing back and forth as their mobiles binged to
I'm not bad, I'm just MAD!
When asked "Why did you hit your sister?” or “Why did you tear up your nice drawing?”
The ties that bind
Until I was five years old I spent vast amounts of time with my grandparents. Looking back to me it was a magical time spent, I would
Who stole Teddy?
It's 3 in the morning and woke up to hear a buzzing in my cot. What is that I ask myself.. OH NO…a pesky mosquito has infiltrated
“Hello”, from the parenting side
As our tiny babies utter their first “goo’s” and “gaa’s”, we wait patiently with baited breath for these sounds to
"Extraordinary"
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra push” - Jimmy Johnson
Nursery Mayhem!
I’m not sure if you’re caught up on the diabolical mess that’s happened to me, but I’ve been assigned to a nursery. Ye
On “Genius” Patrol
‘What’s this letter? It’s ‘N’’, I say to my four year old. ‘N for nose, N for nangi, N, N, N’.
Expansion in progress
It's the beginning of the year and thing are taking a disastrous turn for the worst. Dear reader I sense your concern let me explain the mind
“Full Human” Experience
I never thought twice about being a parent, in other words it just happened. My husband and I are not ones to have long drawn out elaborate
Motherhood
As a woman you get judged at every step. Society judges with their expectations, men judge you with their man invented concepts and
Parent In-Cultivation
It is indeed the beginning of a brand new year and we once again revisit those feelings of inadequacies we have in our lives. We could be
New Year, Same Story...
I know 2016 has suddenly dawned upon us and all the adults “oohed” and “ahhed” saying they can't believe how old they a
No Regrets
Well it's that time of the year to write that article... that article where I lament about how I could have parented better, where in hindsight
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A year in regret...
Is it too late now to say sorry, cause Santa I'm missing your Christmas pressies, So I'm in a spot of trouble unfortunately. According to t
The True Gifts of the Season
The house is decorated in festive cheer of twinkling lights, wobbly Santa candles, and colourful poinsettias dot the house with of course the
Survival Tips for Parents
Parenting, as you know, is a bizarre occupation to get oneself involved in. Whether we do it willingly or by sudden occurrence, there is no
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What's Mine Is Mine!
“It’s MINE”, I scream “Everything is mine, the table is mine, the chair, the pen, the nanny, IT’S MINE!”, my fa
Walking the Seasonal Tightrope
It's December and it's Christmas time HOORAY! For a moment I wallow in the toe curling satisfaction of the joys of the season, with the
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