It feels like everyone around me is talking about school admissions at the moment. The Boy is still a year off – it’ll be this time next year when we’re anxiously awaiting the news of whether he got in to our number-one choice or not. But I’m already worried. Before you say it, yes, I […]
Family: The A-Z of Modern Motherhood (A Poem For New Mums)
A is for alcohol – remember that stuff? You’re now a lightweight, so one glass is enough. B is for birth plans that don’t manifest, And ridiculous battles over bottle or breast. C is for Calpol – you’ll raid all the shelves, For teething and fevers and everything else. D is for dignity, rapidly lost, […]
Family: The Boden Sale Is On And I Want To Buy Everything
Oh dear. Boden is having a mid-season sale. Anyone who knows me well, or who read my last post about Boden’s Florasaurus dinosaur dress, will know I have a bit of a thing for the British clothing brand’s bright, bold and slightly batty prints for kids. It’s why the only ad I’ve got on this […]
Family: Oh Jamie Oliver, What Have You Done?
Oh, Jamie Oliver, what have you done? You’ve only gone and quoted some scientific facts about breastfeeding that are already out there for all the world to see. How very dare you? You’ve assumed that – because you’re a human being – you can raise an issue that affects half of all the human beings […]
Family: On Leaving The House (A Poem)
When your day starts off wrong and you don’t even know Where the car keys have gone when you’re ready to go Your coffee’s gone cold and your hair looks like sh*t You can’t find a comb and the toddler’s got nits You forgot the packed lunch and the milk’s all run out He can’t […]
Family: What Did You Do Today? Your Response, Vs Your Toddler’s…
Ever wondered how your account of your day compares to your toddler’s? Wonder no more… _______ What you say: My toddler is really interested in farm animals – particularly the porcine variety – so today we watched a special programme about them. It also touched on family values and sibling relationships, so it was really […]
Family: The 9 Rules Of Being A New Mum On Facebook
Yesterday I overheard a conversation in the coffee queue, where two women were chatting about a mutual friend. ‘All she ever posts is photos of her baby,’ said one, crinkling her nose in mock disgust. ‘It’s so bloody boring’. The other rolled her eyes as she counted her change. ‘I know – NOBODY CARES, right?!’ […]
Family: Why My Daughter Is Wearing A Blue Snowsuit
1. It’s cold. 2. It’s a nice snowsuit. 3. The end*. * A response to the mum in the park who asked why my daughter was wearing a blue snowsuit, rather than a pink one. To whom I spent a couple of confused minutes apologetically explaining that it used to be her older brother’s […]
Family: An Ode To Boden’s Dinosaur Dress For Girls
I’m a little bit in love with this dress. It’s taken a while for the big-name brands to embrace the whole dinosaurs-for-girls thing, but they’ve finally cottoned on (duh) and started introducing more options that were previously only available in the boys’ section. Top of my wish-list is Boden’s Florasaurus smock dress, above. It’s been […]
Family: 5 Super Bowls You Don’t Have To Stay Up Late For
It’s the Super Bowl tomorrow night (see what I did there?). My other half has been known to stay up into the small hours watching the biggest NFL game of the year, which kicks off at 11.30pm on BBC Two. Me? I’d rather be asleep – American Football (or sport, for that matter) has never […]