Category Archives: News & Views

Christmas won’t be the same this year

Christmas won’t be the same this year

My 9 year old daughter told me gently a few months ago while I was sweeping the back path – thankfully out of earshot of my other children – ‘I know Santa isn’t real Mum and I am OK about it.’ I wasn’t expecting it right then, right at the very moment and I reeled… Continue Reading

Planter warts, parasites and a broken arm

Planter warts, parasites and a broken arm

It’s all happening. We haven’t been to the doctor for almost 9 months and for the past month, we have been at least once a week. And for some of the most bizarre things! We have had a broken arm, gut parasites and planter warts. During this past month, I have also hit some pretty… Continue Reading

Stripped bare: Tracey Spicer

Stripped bare: Tracey Spicer

Australian TV journalist and news anchor, Tracey Spicer has done a brave and beautiful thing. She has shown her young daughter that you don’t need to hide your beauty behind a mask of foundation, lipstick, mascara and hair serum. You can be you. You can be exactly who you are and love it. From this… Continue Reading

MotivationalMonday: They won’t always be this little

MotivationalMonday: They won’t always be this little

  ‘I won’t always cry, Mummy, when you leave the room, and my supermarket tantrums, will end too soon. I won’t always wake, Daddy, for cuddles through the night and one day you will miss having a chocolate face to wipe. You won’t always wake to find my foot is kicking you out of bed.… Continue Reading

From the streets of Kings Cross: Homelessness

From the streets of Kings Cross: Homelessness

As a complete break from tradition on BombardedMum writing about parenting, I am writing about homelessness. To balance things out in my life and keep me grounded, I work three days a week as Public Relations Manager for a non-profit organisation in Sydney’s Kings Cross. I was lucky enough to spend a morning on the… Continue Reading