This week is TAMBA’s Twins, Triplets and More week, promoting the launch of their new initiative, Get Ready for Multiples! The programme offers support to new and expectant parents of multiples, highlighting some of the challenges which lie ahead. Parenting twins or triplets is an incredible, rewarding experience where you really do get twice (or […]
My children have gone feral
The pygmies have gone feral. You will be aware from previous posts just how traumatic this is for me, and will therefore understand how keen I am to rectify the situation. I am after all the original Nazi Mother, whose children walk to heel, fetch the gin bottle on command and stand obediently next to […]
Confessions of a Bad Mother
My nanny cooks for the children. When she prepares their food she makes extra child-sized portions and fills the freezer for the days when she’s not at work. When my husband’s working late and I can’t be bothered to cook, I eat them. The children received more than their own body-weight in Easter eggs. I […]
Escaping the Lycra
I have an office on the third floor. It has a lock on the door which is handy for when I return from a run through the city streets and get back into my work things. I’m pretty serious about running, and I train in the right kit. I have painfully expensive trainers and a […]
Why have an affair?
After my last post I had an e-mail from Concerned of Crawley; “Dear Emily, please don’t have an affair”. Oh my goodness, I have one titillating encounter in the supermarket and you’ve got me romping around the tinned peaches in an extra-marital liaison. Even if I felt lacking in that department at home (and remember, […]
Why L is the most important letter in the alphabet
The park is empty; we have the swings to ourselves and can make ourselves nauseous on the roundabout. We lie on our backs on the cut grass and squint into the sun. “It’s snowing!” G calls gleefully, waving her arms in the air. Against the blue, drifts of dandelion seeds are parachuting on the breeze. […]