Once Upon a Time, There Was A Village …
Once upon a time, there was a village … well, actually, there were lots and lots of villages. I’m also willing to bet that, in many parts of the world, that ‘time’ there was a village is right now. In...
View ArticleFAQ: What is a "real mum" anyway?
This is a question I get asked quite a lot, particularly in the recent years where some reality television show producers, years after I started Real Mums, took the term “real” and applied it to things...
View ArticleWho the hell ARE you?
I’ve written before on the subject of Identity and there is SO. Much. More I want to write on it. It’s been difficult trying to work out exactly what, because there are so many aspects. Do I do an...
View ArticleGetting Down to their Level
There is an abundance of literature out there on management of your child’s behaviour, how to tame toddlers, wrangle kids and a load more tactics on handling your kids. You may also come across the odd...
View ArticleCooking with Kids
Baking with kids, it is highly suggested in some circles, is “fun” and “teaches kids good stuff” (only possibly better worded than that) and “good fun quality time”. At times, I entertain this idea of...
View ArticleFamily Day: Mornington Historic Railway, for something different
Family Day again and one in which we’ve actually been able to schedule the entire family heading out for the day. It hasn’t happened for a few weeks. I must say, I’m a little rattled; as the last few...
View ArticleWhen Plan A fails
I awoke this morning with my day pretty well planned in my head. Grumpy was going to take the big kids to school, head off to a job, come home, pick Chippie up and head to kinder. I, on the other hand,...
View ArticleFamily Day, No Trains and Learning Stuff
A belated start and something we’ve neglected, again, for a week or so, we made the ambitious decision to embark upon another family day. My children had led me to falsely believe that they had come to...
View ArticleA Legendairy Adventure Part 2 (and Family Day)
Family Day this week happened to coincide with the amazing experience I was invited to participate in – a Legendairy Road Trip with the kids, exploring and finding out a little more about the...
View ArticleNo goats or virgins were harmed in the making of this post
This is an idea that’s been floating around my head for a while; something I’ve wanted to say for a while now. What set me off, recently, was the rhetoric around the breastfeeding in public/NOT...
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