It's hard work this helicopter mum thing. Seriously, all this hovering is EXHAUSTING. Those of you with young children who are just in the "keep 'em safe, don't let 'em do anything dangerous" stage of helicopter mothering, let me tell you when you get to the final years of high school it takes on a whole new level of demanding! Last night was … [Read more...]
Working Options
It's been over seven years since I was last a stay-at-home Mum. When you are chained to an office, knee-deep in work deadlines and fighting off texts from your children about the latest crisis - there's no food in the house - I missed the bus - I forgot my art project - you tend to get a rosy glow about being at home. You remember the flexibility, … [Read more...]
Hey Kids, Mummy’s Home!
Remember when the kids where little and you would arrive home and they would screech with joy and run down the hallway to leap into your arms? Doesn't happen so much once they are teenagers. In fact your arrival home is usually greeted by a deathly silence, and you have to go SEARCHING for the bodies. You eventually unearth one under a doona on … [Read more...]
Under the Dome
As a parent you have moments where, well you just lose your mind. At first it's excusable, little children take a lot of time and energy, you are operating on very little sleep, of course you can't be expected to retain your sanity. But then the kids get older, they are more self-sufficient and you would think you would have your wits about … [Read more...]
Busy Doing My Head In
When the girls were little there were many occasions when I locked myself in the loo simply to get a break. In amongst the crazy demands of toddler taming and working from home it was my chance to breathe slowly and think clearly about the many tasks I needed to complete to impossible deadlines. The memories came back tonight as I worked my way … [Read more...]
Is Parenting Teens Hard?
Once when I was a mother of a newborn and a toddler a mother of teenagers said to me "you know I think they need you around more when they are teenagers than when they are babies". As I wiped pooey bums, worried about delayed speech development, monitored TV consumption and agonised over the nutritional value of a diet consisting solely of peanut … [Read more...]
Parenting Advice From Twitter
It's taken me two weeks to recover from a very tough weekend. I wasn't going to write about it but I've decided it is a community service announcement for mothers who are currently worried about inconsequential things like sleep patterns, nappy rash and bottle versus breast. People you need to be PREPARED. One day you will be facing down … [Read more...]
Whatever Happened To The Class Photo?
It was school photos last week. As usual, I'd forgotten to pay attention and when I looked at the girls, like really LOOKED at them, on the morning of the photo shoot I realised they really needed haircuts. Every year we get the same dodgy shots of them with unruly hair because I can't manage to get them to the hairdresser in time for the school … [Read more...]
Weekend Notes
Thank You I got a break from blogging this week when I handed over the reins to my friends Emma, Fiona, Therese and Katya. Each woman shared their journey to motherhood story, and they were all wonderful. A big thank you to each of them. None of these women are bloggers so it was very brave of them to share such personal stories online. I … [Read more...]
Journey to Joy
Katya Quigley is a radio broadcaster currently on maternity leave. Politicians around the world engage in endless debate on issues such as gay marriage while gay and lesbian couples just get on with their lives. Falling in love, creating their families, laughing, crying, enduring the same challenges of raising children as the rest of us. The … [Read more...]
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