I thought about this question and whether I had the courage to truly answer it. Whether I was brave enough to write it down. If my wins were outweighing my sense that I am just never quite the parent I want to be. Parenting is: scary wanting to be perfect never feeling quite [...]
Tag: self love
The Story I Am Telling Myself Is….
Have you ever been reality checked? Have you ever been hell bent on your version of an event and then found out you were wrong? How did that make you feel? Silly. Stupid. Small? You know what? We make up stories more than we'd like to think. And you shouldn't feel silly, stupid, small because [...]
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F*#K. We Are Parenting Wrong.
We are parenting our children out of fear of failure. We don't want to be the parents that f*#k up. The ones who have children who are bullys, addicts, no-hopers, depressive and anxious. We want our children to be our most glorious representation of who we are. We want to show the world we have an [...]
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How To Simplify Your Life
I was at the supermarket this morning and I was speaking to my bread guy, Bruce. Bruce is great. He is probably in his 60's and does yoga outside, he knows about earthing and even has earthing mats for his bed. When I went to grab the bread I wanted I had a sudden indecisive [...]
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How To Boost Your Kid’s Self-Esteem
I've got three boys. One of them is an "I can't' child. One of them is an "I'm awesome" child. One of them can't yet speak in full sentences so I'm not going to categorize him 🙂 Which one do you think I'm most worried about? I know that isn't the be all, end all [...]
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Kids Don’t Need a Perfect Mama
Now I'm not guaranteeing he still won't burst into tears when he's ear falls off at assembly but what I'm saying is that we don't need to be perfect for others. I don't need to hide my faults and my failures. What I need to do is step up and be a good role model for my son. Because even my dodgy craft skills are part of me and we shouldn't shy away in shame from the world over anything, it's not worth it.
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Why You Lose It
The kids are screaming. There is constant fighting. There are tears. Yours, theirs. You lose it. You scream. Yell. Do your best scary Mama impression. Maybe you grab them. Maybe you smack them. Because it's their fault right? They started it. Your brain works furiously to reassure you in these moments that you did the [...]
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Motherhood and Me
I believe Motherhood is one of the most amazing times in our lives. Last night watching my sons pile on top of my husband in hysterical laughter, getting tickled and be in the moment was one of my life's great joys. Sitting on the sidelines and watching joy in action made me joyful because it [...]
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7 Ways to Make Motherhood Better
Motherhood is hard. Yes. Well, no. It can be hard for a couple of reasons: Your new at it You are over-scheduling yourself and your kids and there is just no time leftover You are trying to control everything instead of letting it go Motherhood gets easier and more pleasurable for me because I've been doing [...]
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How Self-Love Can Change Your Life
I've just run a cleaning marathon through my house. There was porridge on the floor. Dishes from last night in the sink and breadcrumbs to keep many a creature happy. The babies sheets were wet, I've got towels and bathers strewn all over my backyard and there was not one clean inch of bench space [...]
