(I)Farewell to you, beloved friendI do not need you nowI know the workings of the worldThe what The why The howYou were fun to believe in for a timeBut the world, it works without youAnd as ...
Conversations with secrets
Ashleigh: I'm baking a cake!Me: Are you?Ashleigh: YES! But ssshhhh. It's a secret. I'm not going to tell you.Me: Oh, okay.Ashleigh: (whispering) Mummy, it's a chocolate secret.My oldest child is three. There are no secrets in our house.She ...
Disconnecting
There are 152 flowers in front of our neighbour's house.At least, there were a week ago.Ashleigh and I counted them. Every single one.We also counted the petals. Not on each and every flower - my patience was present in record-breaking amounts ...
Five signs your child is self weaning
Breastfeeding mums, welcome! Do I have a special treat for you! You can throw away your baby books, your breastfeeding guides and your feeding manuals. I have the answers! Yes indeedy-do, that's right, step right up, you heard it here first, ...
Breastfeeding – the lesser known pros and cons
Breastfeeding pros and cons? YAWN.I know, right? Been there, done that. Many, MANY times before.There are the usual suspects. It's better for bub. It's better for mum. You can't forget to pack the food. Germ-fighting. Calorie-burning. Bonding. Fluffy ...
Why my three-year-old likes you
You're wearing the same shoes as her.You have fun hair.You let her style your hair.Your favourite colour is purple.You also like yellow. And red. And orange. And blue. And green. And brown. And black.You're fun.You tell stories.You tell ...
Conversations with siblings
"Y'ello?... Hello?... What?... Mate, I can't hear you... Can you speak up?... Look, you're just gonna have to leave me a message."BEEP.This is how many of my conversations with my brother go. I call his phone, he 'answers', I wait, knowing what's ...
Mother guilt relents
I have been suffering from a case of the mother guilts. Big time.I tend to overanalyse everything anyway. But becoming a mother, something that didn't come with a rule book, gave me plenty to second-guess and feel guilty about.And becoming a ...
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 ...
Laughter
Mitchell laughed yesterday afternoon.It wasn't his first laugh; he's laughed before. Many times. But this was more than that. This was a sustained bout of giggling.Ashleigh was dancing. Her favourite book (this week) is about ballet, ...
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- …
- 11
- Next Page »