Over the last couple of weeks, maternity leave has been on my mind and in the papers: with the drop of the MA1 form to complete onto my doorstep to headlines raging about influencer Molly Mae returning to her role 3 months after the birth of her daughter, and a renewed call by a well-known podcaster and campaigner for maternity leave allowance to be extended. I'm at the point now where I need to...
Potty training is fun for few; I still wince when I see people say they managed it in a week given that it took us well over 8 months with a child who wasn't really ready but we'd run out of time before he started the school system. And now I'm facing it again in a couple of years time, I can't say I'm looking forward to it... but at least this time I'll be a better prepared. Here, Lacey talks...
A recent survey of new parents found that a third believed they were failing as a parent. That's a pretty awful statistic, but as a parent I found I was (sadly) only surprised by the fact it wasn't higher. Part of the reason I started this website was because I found I couldn't let the picture-perfect-parenting-rhetoric I saw online continue to make me, and others, feel like shit. I'm by no...
Sat in the car and chatting about how difficult parenting could be with my boyfriend a few months ago, he mentioned how tough it must have been for me as a single parent to manage a toddler - and I immediately snapped back that I was still a single mother. But actually, on reflection, I'm not sure that's the case. How and when your status switches from single parent to co-parent to just...
Mixed heritage people are one of the fastest growing demographics in the British population and can face unique challenges and racism. As children, mixed heritage people may not be considered easily identifiable as the child of their parent/s upon first glance - spurring on a whole host of (often unwanted) questions, commentary and critique. Adele became a mum to a mixed heritage daughter with...