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Tinkerous Toddler turns Godfather?

By mother.wife.me, on May 28th, 2012

horse head on the pillow - the toddler version!!

I woke up from a sneaky mid-morning nap at the weekend, to find this furry donkey staring at me from the neighbouring pillow. To my knowledge the Tinkerous Toddler has yet to watch The Godfather, so I am …Read Full Post Tinkerous Toddler turns Godfather?

Mummy Fail

By mother.wife.me, on May 26th, 2012

I just had one of those encounters that no mum likes to have. It was with my darker side. A mainly lovely morning of pottering around together and getting some errands done just ended up with me ignoring …Read Full Post Mummy Fail

Calling Time (Magazine) on the breastfeeding war of words

By mother.wife.me, on May 24th, 2012

time-magazine-breastfeeding-cover Jamie Lynne

Ah, the big Time Magazine Breastfeed Mom / Mum cover debate rages on! Surely, when it comes down to it, the most important thing any mother can do is to love her child and show that child love?

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Urban Beauty – SANE Black Dog, Museum Gardens, Bethnal Green

By mother.wife.me, on May 23rd, 2012

Urban Beauty: SANE Black Dog Campaign, black dog statue, Museum Gardens, Bethnal Green, London

An Urban Beauty image with a bit of a twist this week; it’s not often that someone prone to depression lights up at the sight of a black dog. But I did today, as I walked through Museum Gardens …Read Full Post Urban Beauty – SANE Black Dog, Museum Gardens, Bethnal Green

It’s my space, not your space

By mother.wife.me, on May 23rd, 2012

Spokane, WA Davenport Hotel Lobby View Photograph - Spokane, WA

For the last few months, I’ve been frequenting the lobby of a local hotel whilst the Tinkerous Toddler is at nursery. No, this isn’t the start of a confessional post of the Belle de Jour variety. …Read Full Post It’s my space, not your space

Teenagers: cosmetic surgery cuts like a knife

By mother.wife.me, on May 21st, 2012

There was a young female journalist on breakfast TV news yesterday, talking about the number of teenage girls wanting to have plastic surgery by the time they are 16. She was talking about wanting to see …Read Full Post Teenagers: cosmetic surgery cuts like a knife

Parenting Classes – Like using a tiny sticky plaster for a gaping wound?

By mother.wife.me, on May 19th, 2012

teddy bear with sticky plaster on his forehead, copyright mother.wife.me, parenting classes - like putting a sticky plaster over a gaping wound?

On first hearing yesterday’s news about the Government’s £100 vouchers for Parenting Classes as part of the Can Parent Scheme, my husband and I were very vocal about how ridiculous it all sounded.

Then, earlier this morning, having sat …Read Full Post Parenting Classes – Like using a tiny sticky plaster for a gaping wound?