My lovely mum always told me to be my best self and she gave me lots of examples … [Read More...]
Kids Today Are Doing Everything Earlier Arent They?
Kids today are doing everything earlier arent they? We hear it all the time. Having boyfriends and girlfriends… [Click Here]
Dont Be Afraid
Its one of the hardest words to say isnt it. Especially as a mother. To ask for help, to ask for advice,… [Click Here]
Painting by Nipples… the breast night of fun you will ever have!
I've just paid £10 deposit to get my boobs out on Wednesday 27th October... anyone want to join me?! I… [Click Here]
The BIG Diet! Friday #Tweigh days!!
Tweigh/twā/Verb To find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.... and erm… [Click Here]
Change.
GOSH. We asked a question. Do you think Parent Blogging is Becoming More Competitive?. The post wasn't… [Click Here]
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Kids Today Are Doing Everything Earlier Arent They?
Kids today are doing everything earlier arent they? We hear it all the time. Having … [Read More...]
Latest Posts
Dont Be Afraid
Its one of the hardest words to say isnt it. Especially as a mother. To ask for help, … [Read More...]
Painting by Nipples… the breast night of fun you will ever have!
I've just paid £10 deposit to get my boobs out on Wednesday 27th October... anyone … [Read More...]
Mumable Articles
The BIG Diet! Friday #Tweigh days!!
Tweigh/twā/Verb To find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.... and erm Twitter! I was 'dossing around' on Twitter last week and ended up chatting to the lovely Emma Collins (@EmmaCollinsPR) about weight, dieting and the usual. Before you know it, we'd decided to set ourselves a fitness goal, PUBLICLY! The only method of weighing myself, Wii Fit, was out of batteries, … [Read More...]
Is parent blogging becoming more and more competitive?
When Flying Start first looked into the parent blogging world, we loved it. Lots of parents were blogging about their everyday lives, their families and their children. Mums and Dads were sharing stories about parenthood and helping each other along the way. Recently it seems to have taken a turn. More parent bloggers are trying to 'make it' using their blogs; trying to use blogging to create or … [Read More...]
Birth
It is quiet a long time since the birth of my three children; my youngest is fast approaching 12, and is already very teenager-ish! However we had a multiple birth in our house 6 weeks ago, at which the eldest two acted as midwife (if it's a boy is it midhusband??) and learnt some valuable life lessons, which I thought I would share with you. My beautiful ginger tabby went into labour in the 30 … [Read More...]
Summer Term Burnout
With two daughters, one at school and one at pre-school, this summer term is busy, busy, busy. A quick scan through the next few weeks of my diary shows two sports days, two fetes, two parents' meetings, two new school visits, two school trips.... the list goes on and on. Instead of gearing down at the end of the school year, we will be non-stop and certainly in need of the summer holiday to recover. … [Read More...]
Childrens Manners
Manners Maketh Man... So Says William of Wykeham. I have expected my children to have good manners since they were old enough to demand something. A biscuit was not given up until a grunt that sounded something like "Ta" or "Pees" had been uttered, no matter how much of a tantrum ensued. Good manners are now second nature to my children. They say "please" and "thank you" without a second … [Read More...]
The Wits – A New Park
Hello, I am Jake and I am 11 years old. I want to tell you about the new park that has just opened near my house. A man called Mohammed (from Blackburn Council) came to my school and asked all the children what they would like to build on a park if they were allowed to do anything. We had to draw things and Mohammed picked the best ones. My design was chosen as one of the best so Mohammed … [Read More...]
I Used To Be Your Age. I Know How It Feels…
How many times have you said to your teen, "I used to be your age. I know how it feels"? If that's the case then why do we bawl out at them all the time? You find out that your 14-year-old has been smoking, or your 15-year-old has been drinking, and launch into "The Speech" about the effects of tobacco or alcohol, mentioning the laws about the legal age for buying cigarettes or the dangers of … [Read More...]
Coping With Reflux
Sickness, common in newborns isn't it? Well as a new mum I didn't know that! And it shocked the hell out of me, especially when we quickly realised that in fact we were getting far more of the white stuff coming back than was "normal". More a less from the word go my son was sick after his milk. "Its normal" that's what everyone said. Gradually it got more and more, the volume increased as we increased … [Read More...]
The Toddler Trap: Where Did My Baby Go?!
I'm a first time mum, and the last year has been a massive learning curve. In the days BB (before baby), I wasn't the most maternal of people. Of course when my own wrinkly little newborn was handed to me, there was an instant bond and a huge rush of love, but also a certain amount of fear. I had no frame of reference when it came to babies. I'd never changed a nappy, I'd never paced the floor at … [Read More...]
Change.
GOSH. We asked a question. Do you think Parent Blogging is Becoming More Competitive?. The post wasn't one sided. It didn't say there was anything wrong with change. It didn't say there was anything wrong with creating an income using your blog. Just as it didn't say there was anything wrong with reviewing products. The aim of it... to simply explore whether there was an increased trend of such competitiveness … [Read More...]