Category: motherhood
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5-Minute Low Prep Activities for Kids That Actually Work
I have realised that I don’t need to be a full-time entertainer to keep my daughter happy and occupied. I just need a few “Magic Play” tools in my back pocket. These activities are low-prep, mostly mess free, and more importantly give me the five minutes of quiet I need
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The War Between the “Big Picture” and the Dirty Dishes.
I know the checklist of gratitude by heart. I have the “shoulds” perfectly memorised: The sun is shining. My daughter is happy and healthy. I have a safe home. I have people who love me and listen to me vent.
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How To Deal With Toddler Melt Downs (Most of the Time
Toddler meltdowns can make even the most patient parent question everything. I’ve had moments I’ve felt embarrassed in public, frustrated at home and completely unsure if I was handling things the right way.
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The Default Parent and The Perfection Trap
There is a distinct kind of exhaustion that has less to do with physical labour and everything to do with carrying the invisible weight of a household. It’s the reality of being the “default parent.”
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The Invisible Timeline
Most of us walk through adulthood carrying a hidden document in our minds. It is unwritten, unspoken, and completely fictional, yet we treat it like a a binding legal contract. I call it the invisible timeline.
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The Myth of Having it All Together
When we are children, adulthood looks like a fortress of absolute certainty. We watch the adults around us move through the world with an assumed authority, assuming they hold a secret map we haven’t been given yet.
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How to get your Toddler to Clean up (Without the Meltdowns)
Usually, those words are met with one of three responses: Immediate tears, and a dramatic loss of the use of their legs, or a tiny person running in the opposite direction.
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