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Interview with my children

Interview with my children

Two  years ago, I brought you Interview with a toddler. Last year, I shook things up with Interview with a pre-schooler (the dad edition). This year, I interviewed both of my children. At the same time. There were laughs. There was lots of talk ...

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Five more ridiculous things people have said to me about my children

Five more ridiculous things people have said to me about my children

Once upon a time, I let out some GGGRRR feelings on the blog. I shared the top five ridiculous things people have said to me about my children. They'd annoyed me for some time. And it felt good to let them go. Unfortunately, it didn't end ...

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We didn’t start the mummy wars

We didn’t start the mummy wars

The mummy wars. GROAN, right? Don't worry. I'm not here to provoke them. I'm not here to stir the pot, poke the bear or perform some other cliché of anger-mongering. I'm here to calm them. In song format, of course. Because that's what I do. ...

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Without My Mum – Leigh Van Der Horst (book review)

Without My Mum – Leigh Van Der Horst (book review)

Earlier this year, I lamented the lack of books and stories about grief when I shared my own story of grief. I was, and remain, annoyed that grief is a largely taboo subject. We are expected to sweep feelings of grief and loss under the carpet, and ...

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How I stop myself from yelling at the kids

How I stop myself from yelling at the kids

Alternative (but less catchy) title: How I try to stop myself from yelling at the kids and succeed most of the time. Okay, some of the time. I love my kids. Adore them. I think they're great kids, in that totally non-biased way where even though ...

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This is how we do

This is how we do

I haven't done a song rewrite for a while. And every time I hear Katy Perry's song, This is How we Do (which, thanks to my daughter's taste in music, is more often than I really need to), I can't help thinking about how totally not like that song my ...

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We didn’t start the mummy wars

The mummy wars. Whether you believe in them or not, you can't deny that there is plenty of parental judgement going on.I know that not everyone is judging you, and that we often read more into situations than is actually there. But sometimes it's ...

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10 (more) signs you’re a parent of young’uns

Oh, how life has changed since having children.Our CD player now longer blasts rock tunes. In fact, it no longer blasts at all. All music is kid-friendly and of a moderate decibel level.Our television no longer screens violence and swearing. In fact, ...

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My career

My career means a lot to me. Just thought I'd get that out there so there's no confusion. Start warning: I'm exorcising a demon today. Something grrrrr-inducing and toxic that's been rattling around inside me for longer than it should have. ...

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Tiredness vs exhaustion

Tiredness vs exhaustion

We've clicked past the five month mark. Five months since we became a family of four. Things are going well. We don't have a routine - no on the hour, every hour rituals - but we have a general daily pattern, and life gets easier by the ...

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Hi! I’m Emily

I parent. I write. I blog. I play with words and numbers in my head. Constantly. It's crowded in there.

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