If there is one word that sums up my life as a working parent (apart from LOVE, because, really I do love my kids and my busy, chaotic life), it is ‘relentless.’ Because, honestly, it really is. And I am lucky in that I have a bit of flexibility with my work, but still; trying […]
6 years ago
However, dads are doing more in another area.
7 years ago
Any stay-at-home parents out there? The Stay-At-Home Parents Association has called on the government to provide a childcare grant for stay-at-home parents. The request came in response to the ‘Granny Grant’ that has been proposed by the Independent Alliance. The grant would allow grandparents who mind their grandchildren for more than ten hours a week […]
8 years ago
4am Familiar sounds of sleepy shuffles into the bedroom and a soft little body with cold feet curls up beside me. Relish this moment I think to myself wistfully until a wet surge causes me to leap out of bed silently shrieking (yes this is possible) and not at all wistful. Nothing like some middle […]
8 years ago
A mother has unintentionally sparked controversy with a Facebook post aimed at celebrating stay-at-home mums. Ryshell Castleberry from Florida decided to highlight that just because some parents don’t actually go out to work, it doesn’t mean that they aren’t working hard. After drawing attention to all of the things that stay-at-home mums do on a daily […]
10 years ago
Nikki Walsh brings us more rants from the regions. This week she chats to three mums who decided to become stay-at-home mothers. Lucy, 38 If you had told me when I was pregnant that I would end up at home with my son, I would have been so shocked. I have always been very driven […]
11 years ago