Tag: parenting
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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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You are magic.
Have you ever felt like you could use a little magic in your life? Have you ever found yourself wondering how great it would be if you had some magic powers or a fairy godmother? I know I personally sometimes wish for it but I also remind myself that reality should not be wasted on…
The Little Mermaid Now 