A twenty-something work colleague has decided that she emphatically does not want to have children. Clearly her choice, good on her. However, she did remark that us mothers in the office weren’t very good at motherhood public relations. Every day she hears our stories of the challenges we face dealing with our children who range in age from five … [Read more...]
Things My Mother Never Had To Deal With
Earlier this year Rachel over at The Kids Are All Right did a survey of her readers. When she asked who they turned to for parenting advice this is what she found. In last year’s Changing Face of Motherhood Report (undertaken by Proctor & Gamble), mums sought parenting help from their own mothers first, ahead of all other resources. In … [Read more...]
Another Sad Goodbye
The house is a little quieter today. There's no padding of paws up the hallway, no frenzy of barking when you arrive home, no little yap to let you know you are taking a bit too long to dish out his dinner. For the first time in 10 years we are without a pet in our household. After losing Abbey earlier this year yesterday we had to say … [Read more...]
What Happened To Childhood?
I'm as guilty as any parent of rambling on to my children about how tough my childhood was, "what do you mean you can't walk to the bus stop, I walked to school EVERY DAY and IN THE FROST". Yet it has struck me this week that perhaps my children are experiencing a childhood more complex, more emotionally challenging and with more pressure than … [Read more...]
Mother Guilt
Image from © Lime Lane Photography Can someone please explain to me the purpose of mother guilt? You know the way mums worry, stress, feel bad, whenever they "let the children down"? It appears I have doubled booked myself this morning. This week I received one email, three text messages, and participated in two conversations about … [Read more...]
Team Sports – Why Do We Do It?
I am exhausted this morning. Last night I played the longest, hardest game of soccer EVER. Oh all right, I was on the sideline but I swear I ran every inch of that field in my mind. It was finals night. Five minutes from the end we were leading 1 - 0. The Grand Final was in sight. Then the opposition scored. As the ref blew the final whistle we … [Read more...]
This is What Happens When I Try To Be A Responsible Parent
It is clear that for 90 per cent of the time I'm flying blind with this parenting gig. Look we've survived 15 years, everyone is still here, there are only a few physical scars (Princess Child had a habit of throwing herself into activities with a little more vigour than her coordination development allowed; hence front teeth damaged on slippery … [Read more...]
Five Things I Should Have Learnt By Now
Over at Life in A Pink Fibro Alison Tait wrote a post, 10 Things I Learnt Last Week, then Alana at House Goes Home picked up the concept and ran with it to create 8 Things I didn't Learn Last Week. Now in a shameless rip-off due to limited time and little creativity I'm going with 5 Things I Should Have Learnt By Now. 1. When you start bragging … [Read more...]
Should We Raise Our Daughters To Be Nice?
Yesterday I noticed this tweet from writer, broadcaster and comedian, Catherine Deveny and it got me thinking about the way we raise our daughters. I sometimes lament my own "niceness". I like to help people, I'm (mostly) kind, too polite for my own good and don't like to offend anyone. Is that a drawback in modern society? At times I … [Read more...]
At What Age?
When the kids are little there is an avalanche of baby books telling you at what age you should do things or when your children should be reaching certain milestones. Introducing solids - got it covered. Crawling - should be happening. Talking - under control. Toilet training - we've got an age span where it should be happening. But … [Read more...]
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