Parenting

The Myth of the Perfect Mum

Yesterday on social media I shared the new Baby Dove campaign image of the “perfect mum” which was launched in Waterloo station. It was all about the “perfect mum” and how this woman represented that – if you know me…

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Getting savvy this Christmas

“Mummy, I need a Hatchimal! They have them on youtube and I like them! Pleas, oh pleaseeeee can I have one?” “Ahem, well honey, you’ll have to put it on your Christmas list” I’m pretty sure this is a familiar…

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Parenting

On Dads that do (and don’t.)

I’m what some would call a “planner”. Other, perhaps more accurate people would refer to this trait as “control freak” but we’ll maintain “planner” in Camp Harriet at the moment. Thanks to these tendancies, and an uncanny ability to over…

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