Category Archives: parenting

Certainties of Parenting

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

It’s a new year and that means lots of reassessment, fresh ideas and approaches. Eat less, exercise more, write a lot, and watch TV less. Mmm, sounds worryingly like last year’s list… and the year before. And actually a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in new year, parenting | 7 Comments

Role Reversal

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

The girls may be responsible for most of my exhaustion (indirectly at least), but they also are my rainbow at the end of a crap day. Yesterday I hit the wall. Up again most of the night with various coughs … Continue reading →

Posted in exhaustion, parenting | 6 Comments

Accepting acceptance

Posted on November 16, 2009 by

For someone who rushes everywhere at warp speed – I’ve even been known to eat my breakfast and clean my teeth at the same time – I realised recently I’m actually a bit slow. Daisy starts school next year but … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, mummy bloggers, parenting, therapy, writing | 2 Comments

How did I become that woman?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by

For someone who never wanted the traditional family life, I sure as hell pursued it with a passion. In my youth, I craved excitement, not commitment; I sought travel, not stability; I choose freedom, not responsibility. But then I met … Continue reading →

Posted in loss, miscarriage, parenting | 4 Comments

Love Hurts

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

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 | 3 Comments

It’s a Number’s Game

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

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 →

Posted in gin, girls, parenting | 1 Comment

Back to school

Posted on September 8, 2009 by

With much wailing, knashing of teeth and beating of breasts, the time has come to acknowledge that summer is finally over. School is starting and the depression has sunk in. I’m talking about me of course. Daisy is fine… my … Continue reading →

Posted in motherhood, parenting, school | 2 Comments