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Things My Toddler Is “Scared” Of (opens the original)
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In case you’re new here, Poppet, Pickle and Peach are my kids. Those aren’t their real names. They are 7, 5 and 2, and are of a boy boy girl formation. Thanks for reading!Subscribe nowUsing a spoonStrawberry ice creamPicking up toys she threw on the floor Choosing between two pairs of socksTaking her hand out of my bra
May The Bridges I Burn Light My Way (opens the original)
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In case you’re new here, Poppet, Pickle and Peach are my kids. Those aren’t their real names. They are 7, 5 and 2, and are of a boy boy girl formation. Thanks for reading!Subscribe now17.09.2026Full disclosure: I just wrote 2025 instead of 2026, so we’re off to a flying start. (What’s my age again?) We are two weeks into the new school term, and things are going… Fine. Poppet walked into a lamp post this morn
If Your Dad Is Uncomfortable Around Breastfeeding Women, That’s A Him Problem (opens the original)
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A clip about breastfeeding has gone viral this week. In this clip, a podcaster called Mandi is talking about how uncomfortable she feels when a mother breastfeeds in public. This happens every so often – people getting up in arms about breastfeeding – with my own favourite example being as follows:Get a fucking grip, Karen, honestly. (Here is another one.)Anyway, this new clip was courtesy of a podcast called Sisters In The City, and features sister-of-a-Love-Island-star, Mandi, acting absolutel
“Is A 7pm Bedtime Better For Brain Development?” (opens the original)
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This post is part of the “Baby & Toddler sleep” series.You can find more posts like this one, here 😊Not interested in sleep but enjoy the rest of Baby Brain? Opt out of this section, here❤️Full disclosure, I hadn’t planned on bringing this series back this week. I knew I was bringing it back – there’s only so long one can use “it was just the summer holidays though!”
The (Not So) Terrible Twos (opens the original)
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In case you’re new here, Poppet, Pickle and Peach are my kids. Those aren’t their real names. They are 7, 5 and 2, and are of a boy boy girl formation. Thanks for reading!Subscribe nowMy two-year-old mispronounces words* with the confidence of Trump telling everyone to call Lake Ontario Lake America. She goes off on wild and wonderful tangents that make no sense whatsoever, has a reason for everything (“err, ah’cause…”) and the other day she tur
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