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Non-custodial Mamas…we are coming out!

May 23, 2017July 29, 2009 by shay subscriber

I have often thought about writing about my life as a non-custodial mama but chose not to since its deeply a  painful and private thing for me. My son aka elder boy went to live with his father when he was six, when he went to live with his Dad, it was like my guts …

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Categories Parenting, Random babble, Uncategorized Tags non-custodial mothers, Parenting 6 Comments

Let’s be honest, it is hard work

May 23, 2017April 7, 2009 by shay subscriber

Time to revisit that parenting/motherhood thing. Its been a rather challenging few days up here in my corner of the world. First off Mama is dealing with PMS and it seems with each passing month that mothering and PMS do not go together…all I want to be honest is to be left the fuck alone. …

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Categories Parenting Tags breastfeeding, Judith Warner, motherhood, Parenting 10 Comments

No…you don’t have a choice

May 23, 2017February 16, 2009 by shay subscriber

Parenting is a hard job and as I say regularly raising kids may be one of the hardest jobs there is and in my humble opinion its the one job that if you fuck up the resulting effects can be devastating for generations to come. Which is why I don’t quite get parents who seem to …

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Categories Parenting Tags high school drop-outs, Parenting
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