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‘You are a disgusting parent!’

August 31st, 2006 by

Terri

The following story has been contributed by Melissa Loughlin, mother of two princesses, Charlotte, aged 22 months, and Lucy, three-and-a half (pictured).
“You are a disgusting parent!” Yes, those were the words I heard come out of my three-year-old daughter Lucy’s mouth while I tried to drag her upstairs to get in the bath. What do you say to that? How does a three-year-old come up with such words? Well, the answer to the first part is I did the childish thing and came back with “Well you’re a disgusting child!” Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Toddlers | 3 Comments »

Little boys and gorillas

August 25th, 2006 by

Terri

The other day I went to pick my three-year-old boy up from daycare to find he was sporting a rather impressive shiner on the cheek. His daycarer was mortified that my son had been injured under her watch.
I was pretty philosophical. By the time I arrived to pick my boy up, several hours after the event, he was fine, and didn’t appear to bear any grudge against the perpetrator.
I also knew my son well enough to know that he was unlikely to have been the Read the rest of this entry »

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So you’re having a baby

August 24th, 2006 by

Terri

What follows is a bit of a checklist of essentials to buy before the big event. Of course most women will buy so much and will receive so many gifts that they’ll end up with much more but this is all you really need in the nursery before your baby arrives. Please add a comment if you have other suggestions for the list.

Bassinette or cot: personally I felt more comfortable having a bassinette as I initially wanted the child sleeping in the same room as me (for initially read two years, ha) Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Newborns | 5 Comments »

Three years and counting

August 18th, 2006 by

Terri

Every birthday that your child celebrates is as much of a milestone for you as it is for them, especially in the early years.

Today marks three years since my boy entered the world and I find my mind keeps drifting back to that cold and windy day in August 2003 when he came into the world.

He was due on August 7. That day came and went. It was clear he was very comfortable where he was and had no intention of vacating of his own volition. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Birth stories | 12 Comments »

You’re getting sleepy…..

August 3rd, 2006 by

Terri

I haven’t had much success getting my child to sleep (I can’t even get my insomniac husband to sleep).
I have read all the books so I have lots of ideas. It’s just that they don’t seem to work very well.
‘Controlled crying’ is my favourite. What a euphemism. The fact is that ‘controlled crying’ is anything but – if we could control it then we would stop it, wouldn’t we?
The continual sound of babies or little kids crying is enough to drive anyone mad. Read the rest of this entry »

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