I Like Your Stripy Pants Mummy

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  Kia 4 – Hi Mummy Me; Hi Kia how was school today, did you have a good day? Kia – Yes didn’t do anything Me – You didn’t do anything? What did you have for lunch? Kia – Brocoli, mash potato and salad and then water and fruit and Mr Oxton gave me lots of water Me – Well that [...]

My daily diary as a mum here goes…

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  Jeez a life as a mum. We never get 5 minutes to ourselves but I wouldn’t change it for the world. My daily diary here goes… 7-8am WAKE UP TO MAX SHOUTING ME..DOGGY! DOGGY! (don’t ask ) make breakfast, change bum, put Curious George on,  clean max up, get him dressed, make cuppa’s for visitors [...]

Mummy why don’t you have a cigarette?

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While out shopping with her young daughter mother came upon a self service store she had never seen before.

Do you believe in a mothers instinct?

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I am a great believer of a mothers instinct. I think all us mummies knw when something is wrong with our los. I was a new mummy to my beautiful daughter, had a slightly traumatic birth but gazing at my daughter whom was now 5 weeks old that was truly forgotten.

Why We Are Nominating The Real Supermum For An MBE

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I am of the biggest belief that those who do things in a completely selfless and giving way are to be rewarded. They are the people who we should all look up to. They help others without question and without wanting to get something back from it, even if they have massive stresses in their [...]

A mum sends me a message of thanks

Emma – I was just talking with another mum about this group and it really is fantastic. I joined Emma’s Diary in Feb 09 and there was nothing but trolls, you never knew if someone was real or fake and even pics of my baby were stolen.  I never ever felt comfortable discussing things on it and then you came along [...]

Have you read the blogs I have? 10 New Reads For You

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I have to admit that I hardly ever comment and read other blogs, this is womthing I do regret as I never get to see what others are doing and are up too. I have decided each evening to set aside 1 hpur that I will dedicate to reading and finding new blogs.

What makes a great blogger?

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When I started blogging 4/5 months ago I really had no idea what I was letting myself in for. It started as a very small blog with 2/3 posts the first day, I spent time researching exactly what a blog was and what you were meant to do with one. I am one of these [...]

Why I Am A Perfect Mummy & You Are Not

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You see them everywhere you go, I certainly do. Those Barbie styled mums, make up perfectly brushed upon their faces, not a strand of hair out of place. Immaculately dressed with confidence and beauty just oozing out of them. I watch in oar as they sprint after their also immaculately dressed toddler, clean faced and snot free [...]

The things they never told you when you entered into Motherhood

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When I think back to when I was pregnant with my first. I was so oblivious to the real ‘joys’ of motherhood! If I knew then what I knew now, I may have waited a few more years before conceiving. But, to be fair, that’s a lie I tell myself, because even if we were [...]

Should there be a parenting test prior to giving birth?

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As I sit down with my sister for the 1000th time, Im only half tuning into the words.. “adoption, ICO, Careplan”My sister is a mummy to 7 children (one an angel) and our Local Authoritydecided after his death that she could not cope with the 5 she had, and court proceedings were instigated.My sister, I [...]

More about mummy luke. My top 10.

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  Most of you only know me as kirsty, mum of two, that girl on the mums group that takes photos and moans a lot. So I thought I’d let you all get to know a me little bit better, I’ve met a few people off the mums group and got on really well with [...]

Should working mums be made to feel guilty?

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I have been inspired to write this after reading a post from a mummy on the real supermum’s facebook page. Basically the mum was being made to feel guilty for going to work and placing her child in a nursery, and was asking for opinions from other mum’s. I could not believe what I was [...]

A personal message to Emma that I think everyone should see

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  A mummy shares a message with me x

Rip Off Blogs? It seems the world of Mummy Blogging has gone mad!

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  So here is the new argument on the block , or should I say Twitter- Rip Off Blogs?  It seems the world of Mummy Blogging has gone mad.  Everywhere I look bloggers are at each others throats, which amazes me as I thought the word Mummy gave it away?  Yes we are used to [...]

A Friendly Place For Mummies To Make Friends

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  Becoming a mummy can be a strain, not just to your body and your mind, but on your social life. Many people find that once they are pregnant or have become a mum, their friends ‘forget’ them. Many a time I have been on Facebook and on my news feed I see album after [...]

Mummy Blogging & Ignorance

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There is something about this whole Mummy Blogging thing that is bugging me, why have I become so ignorant? I mean I am in oar of so many Mummy Bloggers and try to drop by daily to their blogs, to be nosey really and catch up on whats going on. I spend time reading great [...]