Going bogue

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Time out

Friday, June 27th, 2008

All the usual signs are there: The bogan non parenting The lack of interest in anything. The irritation at the monotony of it all. The lack of motivation to start, let alone finish any of the number of little projects that I could work on. I’ve been given my warnings, I’ve counted to three. It’s [...]

Assvice for a fellow cafe patron

Friday, May 16th, 2008

I am not here to babysit your child while you drink your coffee and chat leisurely with your girlfriend. It may have escaped your attention but I am juggling two kids solo and I do not appreciate your snotty nosed little treasure’s repeated and shriek filled attempts to grab my littlest one’s toy phone. The [...]

Can you hear the drums fernando?

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Of the perforated ear kind that is. A is currently the unlucky recipient of a middle ear infection accompanied by “oh my dog my child’s brain is melting out of her ear” gak thanks to a burst eardrum. She is currently on an oral antibiotic/ ear drops/ painkillers regimen that would do anyone over eighty [...]

WWM 08

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Many moons ago, I wrote about my inaugural WWM* award. Another baby, another year and so it is fitting that I reprise this rather dubious title. And here’s my first self nomination. In the category of outstanding achievement in the field of patience I give you: Yelling at my ten month old to SHUT THE [...]

E the connoisseur (another fine parenting example)

Monday, April 7th, 2008

E managed to consume a small quantity of Dettol waterless handwash just before bed last night. How she even managed to obtain the offending pump still amazes me because it involved real climbing skill. Of course it had absolutely nothing to do with a lapse in supervision while I was attending to A’s ablutions. I [...]

Taking a mini break

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Dear internets, I am going to take a mini break from posting* but I’ll be back next week.  I need to ignore the fact that I am turning 32 on Saturday spend some quality time with my family over the Easter break stressing myself stupid over E’s refusal to breastfeed after her first morning feed [...]

Stating the obvious

Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Apologies in advance for the non witty and poorly written post. But. But. I’m going to start with the positives: E does high fives and can now perch up  on her knees as she plays and reaches for toys, a key precusror to pulling to a stand.. A has started to draw pictures you can [...]

To do list

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Babyproof EVERYTHING. Miss E, are you sure you need to be working on pulling to a standand climbing right now? It’s only been a week or so since you started crawling and you’ve already mastered that plus going from crawling to sitting. So why the need to be upright and walked around? Enough already. Try [...]

Don’t leave me for a nanosecond

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

My two girls are particularly clingy today, each with their own equally valid reason for wanting mummy’s undivided attention. Well from their perspective anyway. E has hit the separation anxiety phase that pops up around the nine month mark, meaning that I am not to be out of her field of vision. Ever. Sleep is [...]

Hissyfit #4756

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Ever had one of those days where the builders manage to coat every single surface in your house with sanding dust, including within the closed door rooms at the opposite end of the house to where work is being done? Dust that at first appearance doesn’t seem to be there until you run your finger [...]

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