Are you carrying a Cling-On?
It’s come to my attention of late that I have given birth to a Cling-On. The Cling-On has been maturing for a while. Gradual symptoms have been creeping in. An over ambitious smile when I […]
Parenting
Being routine – how boring are you?
“Once you get into a routine you’ll be grand.” No parental phrase was ever truer spoken. Pre-bambino I wasn’t a big fan of routines.They spelled boring. Predictability. Someone with no sense of adventure in their […]
Baby love – it’ll change your entire world
Since I’ve had the little mini spud, I’ve tried a number of times to explain to people what shocked me the most about this reproducing lark. Love. All consuming, making me cry, full up inside, […]
The emotions of returning to work: facing the end of maternity leave
I like working. I love the sense of achievement, the thinking and doing, the mixing with people, and the routine of being up early and home tired after a productive day. I never thought about […]
Evil step mothers and test tubes: Happy Mother’s Day
Everybody has a mother. Some people have two mothers. Or three, or four, very special women in their lives who help lead, look after and wipe up after them. Others may have lost their mother […]