A post on popular parenting forum Mumsnet has many (including us) scratching their heads and wondering what possible justification there could be for this copycat behaviour. “Am I being unreasonable?” The poster, with username McCormick1988, writes that the names she’s used for her two children have now been mimicked by her own sister. She says the copycat names didn’t […]
You’ve just had a baby and you’re completely consumed in babyville. Your newborn couldn’t be more loved and doted on, and you can’t even remember what life was like before you became a mum. Meanwhile, you’re surviving on 3 hours of broken sleep, you barely get a chance to eat, and you’ve got a cough […]
Do you remember what you fantasised about BC (before children)? I do, and it was pretty exciting stuff. And I am not just talking about the “seductive” variety, though Chris Hemsworth featured frequently. These days my fantasies are generally the G-rated variety, and Chris Hemsworth makes the occasional appearance. Fatherhood has made him even sexier! […]
“Parenting isn’t hard at all,” said no parent EVER! It is a hard gig at every stage, because the goal posts keep shifting. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on the baby stuff, they turn into toddlers and then it’s a mere a hop, skip and a jump to the tween years!