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Kids Steal Your Looks, Your Sanity and Your Mojo… But Mostly They Steal Your...
I had no idea that time would take on a totally different complexion after I had children. No-one told me that my time would no longer be my own, or that my fanciful notions of “being busy” pre-kids...
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7 Reasons I Love (and Hate) Co-Sleeping (Hint: It Hurts)
* This one comes with a language warning* One of my friends was bemoaning the fact that her three year old still sleeps in the marital bed at night, and it reminded me that lots of people actually...
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9 Types of Fatigue That No One Tells New Parents About
This post is also being featured at The Motherish. Dear First-time Parents-to-be, You know those annoying jokes we make about being “tired” when the baby comes? The ones that have us sniggering...
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How Babies Are Made… And How To Fail at Sex Education
I have totally failed at Parenting Sex Education 101. I’m no prude. I’m one of those dyed-in-the-wool pragmatists that insists on calling a penis a “penis”, a vagina a “vagina” and a vulva a “vagina”....
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The Seven Emotional Stages of Dealing With Fussy Eaters
This article is also being featured over at Mamamia. One of my kids is a fussy eater. Meal times at my house are emotionally-charged events with striking similarities to the narrative arc of Ancient...
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When Your Child Vomits in Public: A Guide to Etiquette
Going places with babies and small kids is like playing an endless game of Regurgitation Roulette: you have several loaded guns with you at all times and any one – or all of them – could explode in...
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A Love Letter to the Baby I Thought I Hated
This was one of the very first pieces I ever posted on Hugzilla. It was only ever seen by about 7 people, which is a damn shame because I think it is one of the most real things I’ve ever written on...
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Five Things You Never Wanted to Know About Baby Poo
First things first, a disclaimer: this is a post about POO. The giveaway is right there in the title (there are no graphic images, I promise). IT’S. ABOUT. POO. Consider yourself appropriately warned....
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Nine Types of Children You’ll Find at Swimming Lessons
I have two young sons under six, so I’ve spent more time than I would otherwise care to admit sitting around public swimming pools on the weekend, while an assortment of patient instructors have tried...
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Obsessive Pee-Sticking: Women Addicted to Home Pregnancy Tests
HASTY RETROACTIVE DISCLAIMER: It has been brought to my attention that people struggling with infertility might feel like they are being mocked by this post. Please note that this was the FURTHEST...
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