Harassed Mum
Harassed Mum
Harassed Mum
Communication Breakdown
This morning, as usual, I batted the kids away from my desk with promises of ‘play later’. But this time it was important, I was reading an article by Arthur Rosenfeld about ‘disconnecting’ – the troubles we face in a home that holds too much technology. I have often thought disconnecting should be something I should seriously consider...
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Harassed Kid: Hip Dysplasia And A Full Body Cast
When you’re the mum of a three-and-a-half year old and an 18-month old, at the very bottom of your wish list is, in no particular order, is a dislocated hip (of the littlie), a five-day stay at a children’s hospital and a full-body cast for six weeks. Hmm – which would be worse? A toddler’s inability to move for a month and a half, or t...
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The Naked Truth
Maybe it was my experience on a clothes-free Italian beach, where a mahogany-tanned man shook his chamois leather at me – but I’ve never been a fan of public nudism. Until now. I’ve not recently uncovered the secret exhibitionist in me (a night at the student union did that long ago). But were I to pay and display at Le Camping au Naturel...
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Guys Just Don’t Get It, Do They?
Now, before I say anything, I want to make it quite clear that I'm not a man-hater - far from it. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that some of my favourite people in the whole wide world are men - my husband, my brother, my father, Paul Weller to name a few. I love them and feel an affinity with them all, too - an equality, if you will. But when i...
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Beauty Boot Camp
Summer’s coming. Our great skies are opening up and filtering through that glorious light, which on the one hand is cheery, resplendent and jolly good for picnics – and on the other highlights every stray whisker old age and androgens (boy hormones) have bestowed on my once peach-perfect complexion. Yesterday I caught my reflexion – werew...
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Aussie Sexism Gives Work/Life Balance No Chance
How many times have you heard phrases like 'the work/life balance' and 'having it all' being bandied about the place? Too many to count, I'd hazard a guess. And they're usually sneeringly uttered in the workplace, by people who aren't remotely interested in your pursuit of either. Yep, that's right, I'm talking about you lot up the back, swinging o...
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Party Pooper
Yesterday I forgot Matilda, my daughter, was supposed to be going to a party. Until, during her swimming lesson, through the echo-ey fug of the indoor swimming pool, I noticed a Happy Birthday sign. Aaah, someone was having a birthday par...shit! I pulled her out, trowelled her limbs back into to her dress (actually it was an old top of mine I u...
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