When my daughter turned 13, it honestly felt like somebody had swapped my child overnight. The girl who used to sit on the kitchen bench chatting while I cooked dinner would now…
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It’s been a strange year. I’ve unexpectedly found myself the mother of an only child. Oh, I know having your sibling move out of home isn’t the same thing as never having…
For many parents, the reality of juggling the demands of caring responsibilities on their time, energy and resources leaves us with little time to take care of our own wellbeing. This can…
Some days, like today, I’m just a bone-weary exhausted mum. It comes from all the doing. It’s days like this when we are told to ‘just take a break’ or ‘be kind to…
There’s a strange emotion I’m grappling with now that I’m at the pointy end of parenting: where did those little kids go? My eldest moved out to university at the beginning of…
Many years ago my children would buy me a gift for Mother’s Day at the cute Mother’s Day gift stall at their primary school. They were in love with being able to…