Parent Gossip

I don’t have children yet because I am only 26 years old, nonetheless when I do have children I want to do my utmost to ensure they turn out to be well rounded and normal young adults. I was watching an episode of Super Nanny the other day and it was about a mum [...]

If you are meeting your partner’s parents for the first time it is important for it to go well because first impressions count. Here are a few tips to ensure it goes well:

Dress to impress – turning up in ripped jeans, greasy hair or messy stubble on your face will not bode well with your [...]

I have met my boyfriend’s parents as we have been going out for nearly three years now. We regularly go around to their house for Sunday dinner and some evenings just to pop in. I have a good relationship with my boyfriend’s parents however I have heard terrible stories about people who are not so [...]

I am one of three girls, I have two other sisters and I have no children of my own. Therefore I can’t really pass judgment on how my parents feel about myself and my sisters. However, my youngest sister is eight years younger than me and she is definitely the baby of the family and [...]

I was not brought up in a really strict household. My parents taught myself and my sisters what was right and wrong. We were not smacked or hit, if we did something that was naughty or we were cheeky we were shouted at and if we did something which was really naughty, we had a [...]

Do your parents give you much privacy? I believe there is a fine line between caring and wanting to share experiences with your child and then the other extreme of being far too nosy and molly coddling your child so that they feel smothered.
From my personal experience, mum’s and dad’s like to know what [...]

The Witchlings are away. They have gone to stay with Grandma for the summer holidays so that I can work full time.  Sadly, Grandma lives a little over 60 miles away and that makes it difficult to see them.
They are going to be away for around 4 weeks, and while I know that lots of [...]

When I was wee I had a simple bed and a dark brown chest of drawers in my bedroom. I don’t remember having a wardrobe at all. That changed when I was 10 amd my mum (and granny) bought me a fabulous modern bedroom set. Picture it! Matching cream mdf wardrobes (2 of them if [...]

The bank holiday weekend is fast approaching and we are hoping for some great weather. In fact we are praying for some sunshine as the O’Griffiths are going camping!
It began as a bit of a whim really. Why not get outdoors and enjoy some fresh air and have a cheap break away with the Witchlings? [...]

We are finally getting around to sorting the Witchlings bedrooms out. Witchling 11 needs her own room and Witchling 13 is climbing the walls not being able to get her own space.
Part of the refit for the Witchlings rooms will involve shopping for office furniture. From September both girls will be at secondary school. That [...]