Parent Gossip

Let’s face it, kids cost! Having a family is never a cheap affair and the financial burden of raising children can be overwhelming for some.
Did you know that on average parents will have spent over £27,500 on their child by their 3rd birthday.
The credit crunch and the worsening recession are taking their toll on parents [...]

I was discussing parenthood with a girlfriend of mine the other day. I have 2 wonderful (if challenging) daughters that I fought long and hard to adopt 7 years ago. It was a decision that I didn’t undergo lightly and have never (well almost never) regretted since.
My friend is 40. She has decided not to [...]

Independence day in the US may not be until July the 4th but in our little family it has come a little early. The Witchlings went to the cinema….alone!
Let me set the scene. It is the last weekend of the Easter holiday and the Witchlings are looking for a way to celebrate the last gasp [...]

Do you remember rmance? Candlelit dinners? Late nights out and lazy lie ins? Remember still having enough energy to do anything more than flop into bed in your baggy sweatshirt or shapeless nightie? I do. And I believe that just because I have children, that romance needn’t be a thing of the past.
While it’s difficult [...]

Toilet training is a challenge. there are no two ways about it. There is also no sure thing instruction book to tell you (or your errant toddler) how to go about it! It can be one of the most trying times for many households. Getting your little person toilet trained before they go to nursery [...]

Well yesterday was Witchling 10’s birthday. She is now Witchling 11!
She woke up at 6.30am and was a crazy bouncy ball of nutty birthday madness until 9.30pm.
The only thing that threatened to spoil her lovely day was the absence of her friends. Invitations were written and sent in plenty of time and her 3 [...]

OK so this one might be a bit controversial. I have, as I often do, been musing on what makes people tick.  Today’s musings took me to a dark place and I started to question, what it is that makes a person abuse their own child.  Recent events that have been all over the news [...]

Some children are naturally sporty. Others are naturally talented musicians or dancers or artists. It has long been a concern of mine that Witchling 12 has not shown any hint of such a talent. We encouraged her to take up a sport, swimming, martial arts, cross country running, you name it. But nothing seemed to [...]

When I was about 14 I was a bit of a rebel. It’s hard to believe now (not) that I strayed from the path of conformity but I was, as they say, a bad girl.

I stayed out at least an hour after my parents told me to be in.
If I could possibly be any more [...]

The Witchlings are very dedicated followers of fashion. Their own fashion that is!
Since they were tiny both girls have had their own sense of what goes together and what colours they like to wear.  We have progressed through an entire kaleidoscope of different hues and different styles as they have experimented with and grown out [...]