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broken bones and unbroken habits
Poor Poppy. After all that wrenching and wailing, it now seems her elbow was broken after all (well, it certainly was after all that wrenching and wailing). When the pain persisted, we took her back to A&E where a tiny … Continue reading
Posted in broken arm, colour coded, fashion
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Love Hurts
So today I felt that parental pain like no other – pain worse than my own, the pain of watching your child suffer. It’s pretty depressing when your child ends up being more heroic than you… There we were, monkeying … Continue reading
Posted in children, pain, parenting
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Who’s a good mother anyway?
Well, not me for starters. So here I am writing a magazine article about good parenting, and as I read through the many emails and blog replies to my survey (thank you everyone by the way), I nod in agreement … Continue reading
Posted in children, good parenting, halloween
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Calling all Parents
A bit like death and taxes being the certainty with life, you can rest assured there are two things we can rely on in motherhood – endless nappies and endless guilt-tripping. The pressure of parenting is palpable – from the … Continue reading
Posted in motherhood, supermums, survey
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My 3 year olds last kiss
Last night my three year old girl – the light that has lit my world since the day she was born – kissed me good night for the last time. It was sad and beautiful. This morning I hugged my … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, motherhood
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Disaster days are often the best…
I just had one of “those” days. This one was so bad, it started the night before and kept on going. Having had two weeks of broken sleep, hubby finally returned from his various trips and I scuttled off to … Continue reading
Posted in disasters, jigsaws, motherhood
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Lice are Nice
No, really, they are. I’ve decided not to get hysterical about the hopping, crawling creepies that have festooned themselves in our household hair (my husband’s rather bald head notwithstanding). Instead, I’m going to rack it up as one of those … Continue reading
Posted in lice, motherhood, snot, vomit, worms
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It’s a Number’s Game
Here was my day: Number of miles walked taking Daisy to school – 6Number of shopping bags carried home from supermarket – 3 (one a rucksack on back, two in pram squashed behind a crying Poppy)Number of cottage pies I … Continue reading
Killer Food
I’m lucky to be alive. Really. I’ve had so many death-defying experiences in my life, it’s a wonder I’m here at all……. Or so you’d think if you spent time with my mum. The funny thing is, I don’t actually … Continue reading
Posted in grandmothers, motherhood
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It’s good to talk…
A weekend of sleepless nights, high emotion, and hugs and happiness. Just another weekend with the girls…. Only this time it was my girl-friends… Four ragged mums decided it would be beneficial to all concerned (our kids most of all) … Continue reading
Posted in children, girlfriends, motherhood
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Grin and Tonic 