It was exactly 48 hours before the end of term when I had the call of doom. Having just finished a meeting at the opposite end of London to where we live, I fished my phone out of my bag to see the word ‘School’ flash up. My stomach plummeted at the same time my…
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Why we joined the Women’s March Anti-Trump protest
Read moreLast Friday Florence and I headed into London to take part in the Women’s March Bring the Noise protest that took place during the US president’s visit to the UK. We had a banner, we had a flag, we had many, many snacks, and we joined nearly 250,000 people* who marched through the streets of…
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Should Pregnant Women Be Given Seats On Public Transport? The #ExpectingChange Campaign
Read more(Sponsored content) What was your experience of public transport like, when you were pregnant? Did you find people were quick to offer you a seat, or did you suddenly become curiously invisible – despite a very obvious bump? Did you ever pluck up the courage to ask for a seat when you had a baby…
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We take a trip to the Cutty Sark
Read moreHave you ever been to the Cutty Sark? Here’s our Cutty Sark review (Sponsored post) OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a terrible Londoner – despite living here for years, there are a lot of things we’ve never visited in this city, including, until last weekend, the Cutty Sark which we visited for the purpose of…
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Why I Hate The ‘You Only Get 18 ‘Delicious’ Summers’ With Your Child’ Quote
Read moreHave You Heard The Parenting Quote ‘You Only Get 18 Summers With Your Child.’? Here’s Why I Hate It Here’s why I won’t be getting perspective about spending one of our ’18 delicious summers’ with my children…and why I hate the parenting quote about ‘you only get 18 summers.’ Have You Heard The Quote About…
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Ten Ways to Protest as a Parent, When The World Seems Terrible
Read moreWant to know how you can protest as a parent? Here are ten tangible things you can do to protest as a parent, when the world seems terrible. Because this week I’ve been mainly despairing about the state of society, which seems increasingly dreadful, while feeling helpless…you too? There’s a good summary over on Cup…
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Happy Father’s Day Dad; you were right about EVERYTHING
Read moreThere’s nothing like becoming a parent to make you realise a couple of things: 1) It’s inevitable that you will, to some extent, turn into your own parents, In fact, you probably already have 2) How right your parents were about most things. It’s fairly typical to go through that teenage phase where you think…