Parenting: I look like Death……

My home looks like it was ransacked by aliens, my skin is pale, the laundry basket is neglected and is shouting its annoyance by allowing underpants and uniforms to spill out under the lid and thus mocking my incompetence.  Last nights dishes are still piled in the sink growing a soft covering of fur on the remains of that evenings ready meal.  The baby is sporting the heavy nappy look as I try to imagine contemplating the task of changing her and the twins look like they have been dueling with the Gruffalo as their faces assume a bruised look from the remains of yesterdays face painting.

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Parenting tips: Bleurgh

Things that make me go Bleurgh…..

1. Parking in a family parking bay. Yes you are late and yes its busy but people carriers were met to stick together. Don’t force me to park with the cool cars as neither I or the car enjoys the silent ridicule as I try and wrestle a buggy and 3 kids out with two inches of space.
However if you decide to park in my spot because secretly you want one of my children please feel free to check my ebay account as one or more is often found there.

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Beautiful Things….

It’s not often that I have moments of serenity, where I feel calm and very much at peace with myself and my chosen life.

Often I feel like I am dashing from one task to the next, planning the next big thing and pouting a little about the stuff I thought I would have done or achieved by this point in my life.

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I am being made redundant….

Being a BOTTOM* is hard work I’m finding.

Let me talk to you about separation anxiety.  The most agonising thing for a parent to endure as you leave the house and your baby holds our their arms to you and wails sorrowfully as you exit stage right to earn some pennies.

Well this is what I have been told about separation anxiety; I have yet to flipping experience it first hand…

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Its That Time Of The Month Again….

It’s that time of the month again.  You can see the misery etched on my face and the pain shuddering through my body from the sleep deprivation that this monthly occurrence brings.

“Why!” I cry aloud at 2am when I am awoken from slumber and then am not able to go back to sleep.

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