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Keeping up with the ‘make do & mend’ society
I have just finished sewing a gym badge onto a leotard, mending a slit in a school jumper and fixing a hole in one of my tops. But instead of feeling a sense of satisfaction I am left with neck ache and a realisation that I am not a natural when it comes to this sort...
Would you trust a complete stranger to look after your child?
Yesterday, in a busy Supermarket cafe, a lady approached me from the next table and asked if I would mind watching her baby whilst she took her elder daughter to the toilet. 'She's toilet training,' the lady said, nodding towards her older child. 'You know what it's...
Being a Parent is a Learning Curve
No one ever interviewed me for the role of parent to check that I was a suitable candidate for the job. So for the last nine years I've been bumbling my way through - with occasional input from Gina Ford, the Baby Whisperer and Super Nanny - trying to cover up my...