Here’s why Autumn is terrible for parents… Forget all your romantic notions about autumn, it’s actually TERRIBLE for parents. Here are ten reasons why: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness…and the constant argument about wearing a coat, socks, winter shoes, and so on. On repeat. Until spring. (Why is it that the colder it gets,…
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When’s the right time to leave your baby overnight? (Yes, mine is nearly four…)
When is the right time to leave your baby overnight? When was the first time you left your baby overnight? I ask because last weekend, I left my baby overnight for the first time. Yes, the one who is four in two weeks (She’s still my baby! Also, when did that happen?) Don’t worry, they…
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Why we joined the Women’s March Anti-Trump protest
Last 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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Why I Hate The ‘You Only Get 18 ‘Delicious’ Summers’ With Your Child’ Quote
Have 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
Want 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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How not to leave the house with small children: the school run special
Two eternal questions about motherhood: Why is it so hard to leave the house with small children? (Here is my previous exploration of the topic) And… Is school – where you to have your child there on time, every day, for the rest of your foreseeable life, *sob* – a feat of impossible endurance sent…
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The Cinema With Children: How to avoid it becoming a parenting disaster movie
Would You Take Your Children To The Cinema? We weight up the cinematic odds of taking young children to the cinema… When’s the best time to go to the cinema with children? In a dramatic turn of events; we went to the cinema last week. Together, as in me and Alex together together, shock horror.…