Pushy Parent Syndrome
Last night, I attended a seminar (for want of a better word) at Flea's school, where the teachers explained how the children are being taught to read. I was expecting something quite full on – this is a private...
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Competitions on blogs: who’s the real winner?
At 6.40pm last night, I logged on to Twitter, to see if anything interesting had happened while I was doing the bedtime routine. What struck me was how many of the recent Tweets related to competitions. Scrolling down to see...
Read MoreThings I could have bought instead of school uniform
This Thursday, Flea will join the reception class at her school. Being an organised, professional sort of Mummy, obviously I chose today (Tuesday) to go and buy her school uniform. Fortunately, Flea attended the pre-school...
Read MoreThe Great School Dilemma
Flea’s a late Summer baby. In some ways, this is a good thing – birthday parties will always be cheaper because I don’t have to invite the whole class, for starters. But it also means she’s going to start school in three weeks....
Read MoreThe Other Mothers
It’s bad news, I’m afraid. I’m raising a freak.An Other Mother told me this recently, and I’m sure she’s right. She has manicured nails, highlighted hair, a cleaner and a husband, and is therefore almost certainly better than me...
Read MoreThe Magic of Motherhood.
We were in the car driving through Windermere yesterday when Flea suddenly shouted: "Look Mummy, that lady looks just like you!" I wasn't really paying attention – I was far too excited at just having...
Read MoreEverything you wanted to know about me and Flea – by Flea
It's been a week since we launched our new blog, and we're so excited – over 1,000 visitors! Amazing. I feel a responsibility to be entertaining now I know I have an audience, but since I had a child, I figure I...
Read MoreBecause breakfast is the most important meal of the day…
So, you know those things that you think *everyone* does … until, one day, an entire room falls silent and you realise – no, actually it's just you? We had one of those moments today.Being a bad busy, working...
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