Lessons in parenting: don’t be smug
Never say never and never be smug! If I have learnt one thing as a parent, it is this! Never say never! Never be smug! Before I became I, parent and did not know this…
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Mom Rage is a Real Thing
This post has been in my head for a while, but it is a very emotive topic, for me and I have been in two minds as to whether I should share it. Then my…
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The Truth Taming Toddler Tantrums
If you have been hanging around here for a while you will know that my girls made tantrums their national past time. Both of them let us know, loudly and forcefully what exactly they wanted.…
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Learning To Let Go
One of the hardest things for me to do this year on our homeschool journey has been to learn to let go. It is something I have always struggled with. I know some of you…
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Tips for when your tween wants to …
As children get older, the milestones don’t stop, they just get different and pull at their parent’s heartstrings a lot more. As your children approach their teenage years they start getting more independent, they start…
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Same, same but different
I know that no two people are the same. I am sure we all know this. It is nothing new. As my children get older and grow into their personalities, I am constantly blown away…
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I threw (nearly) all of my kids …
Just before we had Emma I started de-cluttering. We were literally running out space and babies come with a lot of stuff, so I needed to clear out all the unnecessary stuff we had. Now,…
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Life Currently
It has been ages since I have done a life lately kinda post. You will be surprised how often I go back in my blog to see when things happened, so these posts are as…
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The overwhelm motherload
Most weeks I have it all together and life runs like a well oiled machine. Then out of nowhere I hit a pothole and I have to deal with a flat tyre, broken suspension and…
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Why you need to teach your children …
Almost daily I see parents saying things like “my child is not allowed on any social media” and while I respect every parents right to parent their kids the way want, I do feel this…
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