HeyJaredNot Just A Mother
Writing about the honest parts of motherhood and more, book news, this and that, and generally a space for things I won't share on socials. This is both free and paid depending on the post, I appreciate your support!
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- Sep 23, 2026
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My Daughter needs to see more than my sacrifice (opens the original)
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Two Strangers Learning Each Other by Heart (opens the original)
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I drive past the park with the toddler slide and baby swing,the one around the corner from our old house.It hasn’t changed, except it’s not me there, it’s another mother who could have been me 8 years ago. She gently places her baby in the smallest swing and adjusts his woollen hat, then she smiles. I don’t know if the baby smiled back but I tell myself he did and that it was full of gums.He’s probably teething, maybe she was up all night and the park was the only place she could fathom going. O
September Newsletter (opens the original)
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I am going to be so bold as to announce a monthly subscriber letter. These aren’t the same as the paid posts which are long form pieces of writing on topics from motherhood through to neurodiversity and just the messy, marred deliciousness of womanhood. THIS newsletter will be my way of touching base with YOU directly, and hopefully sparking some conversations while giving you moments to pause and reflect. Built around a rotating line up of topics — a neurospicy corner, quick-fire questions with
The School Disco Juggle (opens the original)
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“Disco this Friday kids!” I said cheerily from the kitchen.“Yayyyy”, they both chorused over breakfast, I smiled, but the truth was I was nervous about it. Though I wasn’t going to let that show.Not Just A Mother is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1" type="email"
The Way the World Sees Neurodivergent Children (opens the original)
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I have never been one to think the sun always shines out of my kid’s arse.I could delete that sentence and rephrase, but I won’t. I adore the ground he walks on, but we all make mistakes, we’re all learning, and I know our kids need to be pulled up on behaivour that is not OK.I like to think I’m a pretty self-aware Mum, I have had to sit back as a parent, even in my defensiveness and ask if there is a lesson here. I have learned to walk the tightrope of being in his corner even when he is wrong,
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