There isn’t a lot about motherhood to satisfy one’s sartorial desires; flat shoes, non-iron fabric that won’t show the milk stains, bras you can fit your head in (until you stop breast-feeding, and swap your boulder holders for a Tammy Girl training bra, that is). Motherhood’s one redeeming fashion attraction, however, is the need for […]
Parenting
What makes you the best person for the job?
My friend Ann was interviewed yesterday. She was so desperate to be successful that she hadn’t slept in days, deciding what to wear and what to say. She told me some of the questions she was asked; “How would you ensure the children had a healthy, balanced diet?” “What techniques would you use to manage […]
Chunky child vomit
This week, over at Bambino Goodies, the harsh realities of my post-natal body are stripped bare. It’s not a pretty sight… The children are ill. All three have hideous gastric bugs and it is only a matter of time before we adults succumb. Yesterday I arrived home from work and swept the pygmies into my […]
A bit of 'me' time
Last Mother’s Day I was in hospital, wincing every time I sat down and smiling weakly at the garage-bought card produced by my husband on behalf of my newborn twins and their sixteen-month old brother. I thought back to Mother’s Days of old, when my sisters and I would proudly present our mother with breakfast […]
That's not my Mummy
Dear Usborne Books, My children are all keen readers of the ‘That’s not my…’ series of books. We have ‘That’s not my pirate’, ‘That’s not my reindeer’, ‘That’s not my bear’, and ‘That’s not my lion’. I recommend them to all my friends with small children, and often buy them as gifts for my children’s […]
Boys don't wear hair clips
The Toddler toddled in as I was dressing his little sisters and asked me to do his hair the same way. “No, darling” I laughed, “boys don’t wear hair clips”. Almost as I said it I was shocked at my politically incorrect response; why shouldn’t boys wear hair clips? Why shouldn’t they wear dresses, if […]