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“Mum, why don’t you go to work everyday?”

One day last week after collecting my four-year-old daughter from school, we were strolling home and chatting about how her day had been, when all of a sudden she hurled a…

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The Happy Mum

The fairytale conundrum: do our daughters really need rescuing?

My four-year-old daughter, Millie, is at a stage right now where it is all about the princesses – she is completely besotted. You will frequently see her walking around our…

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The Kids are Alright

Wanting Our Children’s Lives To Be Better Than Ours

Have you ever found that having children all of a sudden made you very reflective about your own life? Even back at the very beginning when you were first expecting…

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  • The Happy Mum,  The Kids are Alright

    Why A Mother Is Never Fully Listening To You

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  • Relationship Matters,  The Kids are Alright

    Dad, If Everything Is Made Of Atoms…

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  • The Happy Mum

    Forever In Elasticated Leggings

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  • Relationship Matters

    Why Wives Really Nag Their Husbands

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  • The Kids are Alright

    Trying to leave the house with children – what a saga!

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  • The Happy Mum

    I’m expecting twins and I’m scared of giving birth again

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    The gender reveal scan: Is it okay to feel a little disappointed?

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  • The Happy Mum

    Unexpected news: The moment you discover you’re having TWINS

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  • The Happy Mum

    Why I Am The Mum Who Wears Make-Up Everyday

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  • The Happy Mum,  The Kids are Alright

    I am so tired of being the ‘shouty mum’

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  • Relationship Matters,  The Kids are Alright

    ‘I cried my eyes out’: My daughter called me the worst mum in the world

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Hello and welcome to The Desperate Housewife, the website that gives you the real deal on what it means to be married with children. Nobody ever tells you what it's really going to be like, do they? So let me just say this for the record - parenting is hard. Really, really hard. This is one of the toughest things that you will ever do. And relationships? Don't get me started. So if you are in the mood for a few home truths, then you've come to the right place! Read on for more..

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