I often talk about the importance of ‘finding the big picture of parenting’. But what is the ‘big picture’ and how do you find it? As we move in to 2015, it is a good time to review what it means to be a mum and to be an awesome mum. The ‘big picture of… Continue Reading
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
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
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
‘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
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