The nanny is leaving. I’ve known this for weeks – after all, I was the one who gave her notice. I was the one who made the decision to work from home, to manage childcare and the school run around work, and to let our very own super-nanny know that there wouldn’t be a job […]
Parenting
No longer the Uber Mother
For several years I have graciously worn the title of Uber Mother, afforded to me largely because of the fifteen month accidental age gap between my three progeny. This is a happy by-product of fertility; friends and family consider you to be a paragon of motherhood purely by virtue of the number of children you […]
What would you do with two child-free hours?
One of the advantages of having children very close in age (three within 15 months, in my case) is that they tend to have the same friends. This makes is significantly easier when organising play dates or sending out party invitations. Last weekend my tribe had been invited to a friend’s birthday party and I […]
Giving NHS waiting times the finger
Over the weekend I broke the little finger on my left hand. Apart from the agonising pain which subsequently ensued, this event brought with it a rather tantalising treat; a trip to A&E. Oh, I know what you’re thinking – that doesn’t sound like much of an outing. I’ll admit it’s not quite a night in […]
Kill the puppy!
The children love films. They have a range of favourites; many modern animations and some classics like Bedknobs and Broomsticks. A few of these are watched again and again, which pleases the children greatly and drives me quietly insane. Inevitably the repetitive nature of their viewing habits means they pick up certain phrases, which subsequently erupt from […]
Ballet school
My children all go to ballet on a Saturday morning, where twenty pre-schoolers are (for the most part) quelled by the hypnotic effect of a musical bear. I find the ballet parents as fascinating to watch as the children. Clutching miniature coats and shoes they perch on chairs at the back of the room, mouthing […]