Tag: Motherhood and Parenting
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The Secret to Motherhood…
I am a mom to five wonderful children. I often hear “I don’t know how you do it!” or “You are such a laid back mom” which often send me feeling like a fraud because I rarely feel like “I am doing it” or like a “laid back mom”. The truth is motherhood has not…
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How to help children cope when the world feels unsafe.
Today, Thursday the 24th of February 2022 is a day that will go down in the History books. It is a scary day and there is a lot of uncertainty ahead. I don’t know how many people around the world feel it yet but I fear that we are about to see something far worse…
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Why I prioritise a cosy home life to holidays.
Everyone in life has different priorities when it comes to building their life, would it be how money is spent, which hours are spent towards career building or self caring. It is all perfectly fine so long as it makes you happy right? We are a pretty decent size family, there is seven of us…
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My Baby won’t sleep.
I find myself writing this at nearly half past one in the morning. My baby won’t sleep. Well, actually, she just fell asleep but it felt like it would not happen for hours and when it did it was at an ungodly hour of the night. This is tiring but it is not my first…
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Why holding the baby is not enough to give your wife/partner a break at home.
This is not an easy conversation for me to have with my husband. I know he and I need to improve communication on difficult subjects a little bit more but I feel like talking about how to effectively give time off for your partner or wife or primary parent is an important topic. Picture this…
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Just hold your baby.
Have you ever felt mom guilt? It is this unease that you are not doing enough for your kids, and if you let it eat at you you can find yourself cutting corners on your personal time and self care and pretty much exhausted. About a week and a half ago I found myself in…
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Mommy, what if the baby kicks so hard your tummy bursts?
This baby is an active baby. I have been pregnant to this stage three times before and even with twins I don’t recall this level of activity. There are bumps and angles on the bump. You know the smooth round belly so many people associate with pregnancy? This baby is making a laugh of the…
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Fourth Pregnancy and yet it feels like a first.
I am very grateful for the four living children I have. My heart feels full every morning when I hear their sweet voices waking up, I love and cherish every single hug and kiss, I breathe in the scent of their skin at the back of their little necks, I do not think I could…
The Little Mermaid Now 