Now I’m the Mama of an adult…
Saturday saw my eldest daughter turn 18. 18!!! I managed to raise an actual adult. As I sat writing her card the night before her birthday, I was struck with...
Tag: single parenting
An ode to clingy babies
I’m writing this sat on my bed, with my 20 month old toddler asleep on me. While he might not technically be a baby any longer {though he’ll always my...
On doing it all
The other day, I posted a photo on my Instagram. Alongside it, I talked about filling my own cup, in taking time to myself, and doing things that make me...
Parenting without a village
Rasising a family without a village can be an incredibly challenging part of parenthood
The fourth trimester
Just like that, we’re out of the fourth trimester. These three months have flown by, yet at the same time some days have felt like twenty, and there have been...
This is {my} postpartum
I’m now ten weeks postpartum with my fifth baby. Thankfully, I’ve had a super easy recovery, and have felt pretty fantastic right since he was born. I’ve been lucky in...
Seven weeks of single parenting with a newborn
Single parenting is hard. It’s a fact. There is no one to share the load with – physically or mentally. It’s down to you 24/7. There are no lie-ins. No...
Doing it alone – fear and anxiety at the end of this pregnancy
My doula messaged me this morning to see how I was holding up, and it was enough to tip me over the edge. The fear/anxiety has been there the whole...
Single and Pregnant
Being single and pregnant was never something that I saw coming, yet when it did, it was because I knew it was for the best. Having been a single parent...
When pregnancy isn’t full of joy
Pregnancy is supposed to be a time of joy, of immense happiness at the prospect of bringing new life into the world. If you’re not feeling quite like that, then...
Some thoughts on being a one {wo}man show
It’s been six months since I took the decision to throw my husband out, six months of being a single parent to four kids. Life has settled back down to...