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I can’t remember who purchased it – whether it was one of us or a moving-into-your first-home gift – but it appeared in our lives when we bought our first property together. 25 years ago.
Over the years, it survived the vicissitudes of being cared for by my less-than-green fingers where other plants keeled over and carked it left, right and centre. All it seemed to require was a bit of water now and again when one of us remembered. Yes, it went …

Congratulations to Becky from the Disney 7, she renewed her vows this weekend. Check out the crazy video
How she got her teenage boys to do that I’ll never know, they’re obviously made of good stuff, well done guys!

This is a guest post by ‘mum of teens’
I thought, after becoming a Mother, that I was cured of my eating disorder.
Breastfeeding and the general wear and tear of motherhood meant that I had to eat properly. Nature has built in her own survival instincts for the sake of the baby.
We would go for long walks, my daughter in her pram and me pushing, chatting to her, laughing with her and watching her sleep.
The birth had been a long and difficult affair and there were feelings of isolation. I didn’t …

Balancing Priorities

The fact we approach parenthood with such high expectations is not surprising. We are the first generation in human history where ‘having it all’ was not only possible, but what we expected.
This final chapter encourages us to lower our standards and expectations a little and focus more on the proverbial houseplant that is our marriage.

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We accept that the constraints that come with having kids are part of the deal. Unless we’re holding on to the ‘sell the children to the gypsies’ idea as a reserve option, …

What’s the score?
The author/s say this chapter is about ‘the collision of expectation and reality’. Simply put, it’s about the constant scorekeeping and bickering that creeps into a marriage post-partum.
Later on, the chapter turns it’s attention to fixing the problem ‘ripping up the scorcard’. Part of the solution being the ‘divide and conquer’ method. Split all tasks fairly and give full commitment to doing your fair share. Practise a little more give and take over chores and in disagreements (aka a little less nagging for the …

Chapter two covers the ‘shock and awe’ factor that I mentioned in my last post, how men and women feel, and, how to survive the first few months (survive being the operative word!). The byline of the title is ‘Welcome to the Trenches’ – sound familiar?
“It’s been said that having a baby is like throwing a hand grenade into a marriage”
Yup, you can exhale deeply, here’s the lowdown. It is all an act, behind closed doors we are all struggling a little with the whole parenting thingy …

How did we get here?
The first chapter covers (briefly) the various changes (and problems!) new parents face, usually unexpectedly!
It promises to take a balanced viewpoint, which it does throughout

we love our husbands and they love us
This is not a girls’ bitching session
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An iron curtain of secrecy hides the reality…This Global Conspiracy of Silence means that most of us are ill-equipped to deal with the sea of change that a baby brings.

This is sooo true, I was nodding as I read it! My advice to …