How Mum Anxiety Affects Kids (And How to Stop the Spiral)
You know that moment when your child drops their toast butter side down and your brain immediately spirals into “we are going to be late, everything is going wrong, why cannot I hold it together?” That is anxiety talking, and darling, it is louder than you think. Especially when little eyes are watching. Welcome to […]
I’m Not a Regular Mum, I’m a Tired One: 17 Honest Thoughts We All Have Before 9AM
Let’s face it. Mornings with children are not peaceful, Instagrammable moments involving herbal tea and gentle yoga. No. They are more like a caffeinated sprint through a field of Lego while yelling about socks. Before 9AM, most mums have already lived an entire lifetime. We have solved wardrobe crises, located missing book bags, mediated sibling […]
Things I Wish I Knew Before My Child Turned 10
Somewhere between the last Barbie phase and their first eye-roll lies the mysterious realm of the tween years – that emotionally chaotic no man’s land between childhood and teenagehood. If you’re a mum staring down the barrel of a 10th birthday candle, grab a cuppa, because I’m about to spill the tea on everything I […]
FAFO Parenting: The Wildly Honest Mum Trend That’s Breaking the Internet (and Saving Sanity)
Mum, It’s Not Just You There’s a fresh new wave of parenting crashing through the mum-sphere right now. It’s bold, it’s slightly sweary, and frankly, it’s bloody brilliant. Say hello to FAFO Parenting – short for “F**k Around and Find Out”. Yes, really. Before you clutch your pearls or draft a letter to Ofsted, let […]
The Motherhood Identity Crisis: Who Am I When I’m Not Just ‘Mum’?
The Moment You Realised You Were Disappearing It’s subtle at first. You swap your name for “Mummy” without thinking. Your hobbies shrink down to children’s crafts. Your Google search history becomes a shrine to other people’s needs. Then one day, standing in front of a mirror, you catch a glimpse of a woman you barely […]
The Invisible Load of Motherhood: If Mental Tabs Burned Calories, I’d Be Ripped
You Know the Feeling You know those days where you feel like you’ve done everything, but nothing shows for it? You didn’t sit down.You didn’t stop thinking.And yet, somehow, there are still socks under the sofa, mystery crumbs in your bra, and nobody seems to know when the last time the fish got fed was. […]
Mumfluenced: The Problem With ‘Perfect’ Mums on Instagram (And Why We’re Over It)
You open Instagram for “a quick scroll” and there she is.The mum who somehow has matching outfits, a spotless kitchen, three smiling children, a designer stroller and what appears to be… joy in her eyes? And just like that, you feel like a gremlin with a crumb-filled bra and four-day-old dry shampoo.Congratulations. You’ve been mumfluenced. […]
Why Every Mum is Quiet Quitting the School Run in 2025 (And What They’re Doing Instead)
It starts with a single skipped commute. Then another. Before you know it, you have Marie Kondo’d the school run straight out of your life and are sipping oat lattes in your dressing gown at 9.03am. Welcome to the quiet quitting revolution – mum edition. And no, it is not laziness. It is liberation. In […]
Top 10 Language Learning Apps for Kids (That Aren’t Duolingo)
Because variety is the spice of fluency… and sometimes, kids just need a change. Let’s be honest, Duolingo is fabulous – and if you haven’t read our full mum-approved review yet, you can find it right here. But even the cutest green owl can get a bit repetitive. Whether your little one is a budding […]
Netflix’s “Find Me Falling” Review: Can We Talk About That Ending?!
Find Me Falling on Netflix: The Romcom Drama You Didn’t Know You Needed (Until Now) Grab your wine, switch the kids’ iPads to full volume, and sink into the sofa – Find Me Falling has landed on Netflix and it is peak escapist drama with a side of Mediterranean lustiness. Set against the glittering coastlines […]