“I defined feminist simply, as someone who believes in the full equality of men and women. Their advice applied broadly: to anyone who wants to raise children who are kind, confident and free to pursue their dreams.” I read this recently in an article published by the New York Times entitled “How to raise a…
fatherhood
My toddler gave me a performance review
So it turns out mothers have been feeling guilty for way longer than I thought. That they have been judging themselves as parents for decades. Weirdly I figured it was something that my generation of mothers invented. There’s this scene in the second episode of This Is Us that made me think of all of…
I couldn’t find a hallmark card for Father’s Day that says this
I don’t know any parent who thinks that they’ve got this parenting business sorted. The people I surround myself with are perfectly flawed and mostly just 30 seconds away from mayhem. MM and I are making it up as we go. We aren’t always on the same page when it comes to our parenting technique. Shit we…
This is three
Charlie was just six weeks old when someone said to me that the days are long but the years are short. I was a new mum, truly and madly in love with my son but I also had this weird anxiety about everything so any snippet of wisdom offered to me I grabbed much the…
So this is what two and a half feels like
A couple of months ago I uttered the fateful words “I’m loving this age” to my girlfriend. I was of course referring to motherhood and specifically toddlerhood. Our then 2 (+3 months) year old boys were in her backyard, bare bums, larking about under the sprinkler. Good times. The quintessential summer activity. My dear friend,…
A few good men
Another day, another series of media reports of males in society screwing it up. Idiot thugs punching innocent people resulting in the most tragic of outcomes. Silly sportsmen saying inappropriate things all in the name of “just a bit of fun”. Politicians sending tasteless text messages, men hurting their wives, partners and children. At worst,…