I realised something last week, which is that sometimes we actually have to bite the bullet and ask for help. This might seem obvious for some people, but it’s been quite a new concept for me; so, I’ve spent the last 10 days very sick and finding all sorts of different ways of asking for […]
We often feel guilty, but don’t look hard enough at why, which means it keeps bothering us.
I realised the other day that I could have become a Mum at either 16, 26 or 36, and ironically the extremes of very young or very old suited me best.
I was infuriated this morning by listening to some chappie on the TV saying, ‘well you never know what was going on at home, maybe it was a sexless marriage!’; PLLLLEASE! That is such an urban myth, that affairs happen because the partner did something ‘wrong’. I’m not saying that something was not going on […]
Do you remember to ask yourself as well as everyone else?
Many Mums stop their children from watching any TV, and feel very good about themselves for it. Is that the ‘right’ choice – NOPE. Others have the TV on all the time – is that the right choice – NOPE. Actually, I’m just being controversial, because I don’t believe in ‘mistakes’, so I don’t think […]
Dealing with choosing schools, making the ‘right’ decision and rejections from schools.
How to reduce the stress about your financial situation and potentially improve it.
Why positive thinking can be dangerous.
It often feels disempowering when we become pregnant, but it doesn’t have to.