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Five Reasons Why You Have the Work Depression (And How To Cope With It)

Guest post by Emily Johnson Motherhood has a lot of advantages, and it’s a big happiness to have children, bring them up, and be a witness of their growth. However, every medal has two sides, and…

Posted in Depression, Guest Blogger, Motherhood 0 comments October 16, 2016 by Laura

Eight Reasons I Don’t Care About Screen Time

I let my son watch TV. There, I’ve said it. I also let him play games on my mobile. He isn’t, by any means, attached to a screen all day but he definitely watches TV…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Debate, Motherhood 55 Comments September 2, 2016March 13, 2018 by Laura

Ten Ridiculous Things I Said Before Kids

We all know how irritating it can be to receive parenting advice from someone who doesn’t have kids, no matter how well meaning they are. But what about the advice or promises we made ourselves…

Posted in Debate, Motherhood 80 Comments August 3, 2016October 25, 2016 by Laura

Being A Full-Time Working Mum – Guest Post by Mummyitsok

Hi all!  Welcome back to My Mountain – the guest blogger series where we share our biggest parenting challenges.  This week we hear from one of my favourite bloggers – Mummyitsok – on how hard…

Posted in Guest Blogger, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 28 Comments June 25, 2016June 28, 2016 by Laura

A Thank You Note To Hands-On Dads

The indignant, modern woman in me is frowning at the title of this post because in our modern times shouldn’t ALL men automatically be sharing the childcare responsibilities equally? Why does the phrase ‘hands-on dad’…

Posted in Relationships 25 Comments June 16, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura

Six Reasons To Love Working Part Time

I always imagined I’d love being a stay-at-home-mum. My friends and I used to joke about all the coffee mornings we’d have watching This Morning, eating doughnuts and generally chilling out (Just…wow. Sometimes I really…

Posted in Motherhood 37 Comments June 1, 2016June 9, 2016 by Laura

Back To Work Blues – Guest Post By Fourdownmumtogo

A big thank you to Sarah at Arthurwears for allowing me to repost her wonderful advice about colic and reflux, clearly a common and exhausting issue.  This week I’m joined by Fourdownmumtogo to talk about…

Posted in Guest Blogger, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 28 Comments April 15, 2016April 14, 2016 by Laura

A Very Big Parenting Challenge – Guest Post by Single Mum Speaks

Thank you so much to Elizabeth for kicking off the My Mountain series last week, and thanks to all of you for reading and for your lovely, supportive comments.  This week we have Min from Single…

Posted in Caterpillar Corner, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges 39 Comments January 29, 2016 by

Who Am I Now? Identity After Motherhood

This post was originally written as a guest post for Mum Plus Business, a website dedicated to helping mums set up their own business or move into flexible working.   You expect a great deal to change when…

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Motherhood, Recovery 32 Comments December 21, 2015 by

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