Top Ten Ways to be Awesome at Parenting

Babies, Mum life, Parenting, Uncategorized
August 30, 2018
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We are overwhelmed with an infinite supply of opinions and experiments and ideas on how to be an exceptional parent. So much advice, so many do’s and don’ts, so many rules.

Between morning shows, the interwebs and entire bookstores dedicated to parenting books (Jokes. No one reads books), there’s a tonne of information to get through to learn how to not fuck up your kids. Which is why I have graciously taken the time to compile a handy, bite-sized listicle of the top ten parenting tips you need to help you raise the best child you can.

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The Disgusting reality of
Being a
Working Mum With
Sick Kids

Mum life, Parenting, Sleep deprivation, Toddlers
August 27, 2018
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Guest Post By Vanessa Thiele

A disappointingly alcohol-free night, that was supposed to be dedicated to my business projects, was cut short because Master three-and-a-half was doing an impersonation of an angry seal with this horrible chesty lurgy he had. Poor pet. I’d given him Panadol, rubbed him with a witchy brew of oils and had minty eucalyptus diffusions filling the air. All that he needed now was the comfort of his mummy. (more…)

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Flashmo and the Passing of Time

Parenting, Personal
July 12, 2018
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Many moons ago when I was struggling to fall pregnant, someone told me of a couple they knew who was in the same predicament. They told me that they bought a dog and shortly after, fell pregnant. (more…)

Spending Time in
the House of
Calm

Mum life, Parenting, Personal
January 19, 2018
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I spent the Christmas break with my extended family in Auckland for about three weeks. It was your typical Christmas. I drank loads, read books and got fat. Standard. But something else happened. I got to hang out with my sister in law and her family and allowed the kiwi calm to permeate my intense madness. I came out of that house of calm a whole new person. (more…)

I Actually Find Parenting Really Easy

Mum life, Parenting, Personal, Sleep deprivation, Toddlers
November 7, 2017
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Yesterday a friend got in touch and sent me the most absurd message. “How do you keep it together and do so well as a mum?”

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Samantha Maree

Uncategorized
August 20, 2017
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There was a whole lot going on when I first moved to Brisbane that my fragile mind was struggling to cope with. I got a wicked job on the sunshine coast that I absolutely loved. My manager at the time was a bit of hard ass. Let’s not mince words, she was a bitch and eventually led me to leave a job I really enjoyed.
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Annette Jane

When I moved up to Brisbane I inherited a wonderful Aunty and three cousins on my husband’s side. My aunt is a primary school teacher, her eldest daughter in the motor industry and the two youngest are both nurses. The four of them are all so different in personality and character, yet have an intrinsic Winslade quality that binds them.

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Olivia Claire

I met Ollie at a company called Sentis in Brisbane. She is a tiny English woman and a force to be reckoned with. A positive psychologist from Manchester, she is a wildly vivacious character with an infectious personality.

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13 Reasons Why Not

A while back, I was having a terrible time with my nemesis depression. Trying to look for a job, injury and a range of other factors led me spiralling into a dark place.

A friend of mine (oblivious to my mental state) suggested a good show to binge watch called 13 Reasons Why. Wow.Just wow.

If you’re not familiar with the show (what rock have you been hiding under?), it follows a young girl who has taken her own life and left behind 13 tapes to the people she felt contributed to her suicide.

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What even is privilege?

The Real Housewives of Sydney is a show everyone loves to hate. One of the housewives, Nicole, tells the other housewives that she walks her children to the back of the aeroplane to show them the horrors of the peasants flying in economy class. You have to see the video for yourself. As idiotic as this exchange may seem, I can somewhat appreciate the sentiment.

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