One topic I haven't covered a lot here on my blog is that of Child Custody. And there is good reason. For my ex and I, it has been messy, very messy so I have decided to keep things ...
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parenting
Thanks for the memories, Geoffrey
By the time Toys R Us opened in Adelaide, South Australia, I had grown out of toys but walking into that store for the first time was something magical, like their slogan always said "don't ever grow ...
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TNIM Talks – It’s a ……. theyby
Recently I came across an Instagram account called Raising Zoomer. The account follows parents Kyl and Brent Courtney-Myers who have refused to reveal the gender of 2 year old Zoomer. They are ...
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Mother’s Day 2018
To be a good mother while my heart was breaking was one of the hardest roles to play
There were so many times that I just wasn't sure I could do this on my own. So many days I looked at the chaos ...
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Someone get me some Paracetamol
Getting sick as a single parent - I'm not sure there's anything worse, maybe there is and I haven't come across it yet but I'd say getting sick is right up there.
For me, I've had this same virus ...
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But he’s the apple of my eye
As a parent, all of your children are the apple of your eye and you look at your kids through rose coloured glasses. Hey, I think my kids are the most handsome beautiful children I've ever seen. ...
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Don’t Give Me the Look
Recently, one of the boys had an orthodontist appointment. I gathered up all the kids and off we went. The orthodontist explained a treatment plan he was recommending and as with orthodontic work ...
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Never Forget
Our days are chaotic and long but quick at the same time, sometimes several days blur into one. Months pass and I still haven't sorted through our craft supplies like I was going to do, or pumped up ...
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How to Rock School Mornings!
School mornings! It doesn't matter if you have one child or 4+ - it is hectic. There's so much to do in so little time.
Here's how I organise myself and four children on those busy school ...
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Managing Mom Guilt
There's nothing quite like the feeling that you've totally screwed up as a parent, even if those feelings are completely unwarranted from an outside perspective. Perhaps you just discovered that you ...
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