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My mum, my childhood, and a conversation I’ll keep forever

Last weekend was Mother’s Day, and this year I found I got a bit reflective. As I go further in my own parenting journey, and what highlights and challenges it brings, it’s made me think about my own upbringing.

I’ve found that becoming a mother has made me understand my mother a lot more. Why she made the decisions she did, or what coping mechanisms she used. How she could have possibly felt after a day at work, only to come home to three children.

How desperately she needed a break, and never got it.

The pressure of parenting

Parenting is by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

I’m so conscious of how every word I say, and the actions I take, how that will be interpreted by my son.…

The dress, the downpour, and the Nutbush

You guys…I forgot how long it takes to truly get frocked up.

It was my cousin’s wedding yesterday, and honestly, between the getting ready, the ceremony, the reception, and the dancing until my shoes came off, there’s a lot to cover. Including the dress reveal I’ve been teasing for a few posts now, and my favourite Australian wedding traditions!

The Pre-Game

It started on Thursday, with the all over fake tan. Normally, I just tan my legs because they’re typically translucent, to the point that at night with a bit of moonlight, I’m sure they would almost glow in the dark.

This was the first time in years that I’ve done all over. Once it was done, I basically spent the next 24 hours stressing that it was too dark, and having people remind me I don’t look like Donald Trump.…

Screens down. Kid Unlocked.

This weekend, I solo-parented while my husband headed off camping with his dad. Just me and the kid.

And we’ve been in an ongoing war with tech screen time in this house. I’ll be honest, I haven’t always been winning it.

The Tech Battle

Our son was recently grounded from all tech completely after some behaviour that warranted it. And while I held the line… I did cave on Saturday morning cartoons. Slightly. He was limited to one channel and a set time, but still. The silver lining is that it meant I was able to clean the bathrooms and get some much-needed housework done.

The toughest thing is that he has two parents who work from home. He watches us on our computers all day, and no matter how many times we explain that we’re paid to be there, that it’s work and not fun, the logic doesn’t quite land the way you’d hope.…