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The importance of apologising to your children.

One thing I always try to do, regardless of who it is or the situation, is apologise when I know for a fact that I’m wrong. As humans (or maybe it’s just me), we’re stubborn and don’t like to admit if we’re in the wrong and that’s especially true as …

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Why the toddler stage is my favourite.

I often remember a lot of parents saying “new borns are a breeze, it’s toddlers are the difficult ones” and I remember looking down at my little squishy baby wondering how he could ever become difficult. Grayson is now 20 months old, and heading for 21. He hasn’t been a …

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Why I prefer Christmas as a parent.

I’ve never liked Christmas. Don’t get me wrong, when I was a kid I’m sure I did but in more recent years I’ve never been a huge fan of Christmas. My family have never been HUGE on Christmas and due to a lot of different factors I just found it …

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Growing up poor: channel 4 dispatches.

I saw an advert on twitter the other night for Channel 4’s new dispatch episode on kids growing up in poverty. We finally caught up on it last night, and it’s stirred a lot of feelings within me. My heart is bleeding for this children, and not just the children …

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Drinking and me.

*T.W alcohol abuse and mention of vomit* *small disclaimer here, I am in no way glamourising drinking, binge drinking or alcohol. I am purely writing from my own experience, and there is nothing glamorous about waking up fully clothed with a McDonald’s chip hanging out of your mouth* In a …

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