Following on from ‘Socially Recognised Mothering Standards - Pregnancy, Birth & Newborn‘.
9. One should purchase the most expensive pram and swan about like a modern ‘Yummy Mummy’ during the entire first year.
10. One should lavish the child with gifts and expensive clothes, but the child should not become ’spoiled’ in the [...]

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Welcome back from the weekend, we went out for a chinese with the family on Saturday night, I ate way too much! Erin was well behaved (if a little hyper) considering she is teething.
Manicmama who has just given birth to her third, posts Labour Bag Essentials (and she should know).
There’s been a lot of [...]

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What is it about parenting and public transport that doesn’t mix?
The day before yesterday, I took the bus down to the village, I’d like to say that this was in an effort to be more green, alas, it was more to do with hubby’s 4.45am start time (he needed the car), who just so happens [...]

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Socially recognised mothering standards eh? Yeah, you know, all that stuff that as a mother you are expected to do and the unsaid standards you are expected to keep [at all times].
1. One should work until they drop (literally) before beginning maternity leave, you should be so tired you can barely stand up [...]

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This week has seen a broken oven, some terrible teething and the news that Alex’ contract is changing which should see an end to the 14 hour days woohoo!
Meantime in the rest of the world;
The latest report confirms that British teenagers lack creativity. No real surprise when you consider that most teenagers spend eight [...]

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Sorry, no photo this time, camera batteries were out, which is a shame because this was Fun (with a capital F).

Erin was given these paint wands by her Aunty, they are really, really good. You simply leave them in water for 20 seconds the first time (the next time they should work quicker) and [...]

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I have been asked to take a look at the BabySock and give my opinions (I’m pretty good at that!).
I have been paid a small fee to do this, however, it’s the kind of site/product/business I like to champion. Why?
I’m fascinated by Mums, who, through the journey of motherhood come up with products and [...]

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I’ve been fascinated and curious about homeschooling for a while, how it works, and why some parents choose to abandon the state system altogether.
A blog I found just today and am currently delving into provided me with a link to this article from the Guardian.

School’s out, for ever
For all the pitfalls and complaints [...]

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My new blog theme (thanks Dave) saw the death of the link blog, so here I am with the alternative, a quick roundup with some special link love (non bloggers - it means highlighting worthy articles and blogs in a bid to make friends!)
This article about the price of toys gives a thumbs up to [...]

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I finished reading this book a little while ago and to be honest I wasn’t going to bother doing a review because I didn’t really know what to say.
I wasn’t really sure what I got out of the book, although I’m in the perfect demographic that it should help - a worrier that carrys around [...]

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