SOME THOUGHTS ON THE “TIGER MOM” DEBATE
As I am sure you are all aware there has been much debate around the self proclaimed “Tiger Mom” and her tyrannical parenting ways. Although I agree that many children are left to spend far too many hours surfing the web, watching TV and generally being under stimulated and under cared for, I don’t however, agree that forcing a young child to learn a piano song without water or bathroom breaks, or calling them garbage, is exactly the parenting style anyone should want to imitate.… Read the rest

For whatever reason mango juice is the hot item in our house at breakfast time. One problem however: it is thick and gooey and inevitably ends up all over JR’s highchair, pjs, me and now baby Wells!

This morning’s spill was particularly explosive and as I stared down at the thick orangey mess and my two slightly orange boys I felt the hormones well up into tears.… Read the rest

Baby Wells is now a week old and it is safe to say two things: one, I am completely in love and two, I have lost complete control over my hair! I was planning on attempting to fix it this morning and then I weighed up the fact that I had a spare 10 minutes to either try and make my hair look glam for my toddler and my one week old or I could indulge in an extra large latte while sitting down.… Read the rest

On Saturday evening Daron (my hubby), JR (my 2 ½ year old son) and I welcomed Wellington “Wells” Reade Pope into our lives at 5.51pm. Weighing in at 8Ibs 8 ounces I am glad to say this labor was drastically shorter than my 26 hours stint with JR!… Read the rest

I don’t think I intentionally set about being a Luddite but apparently it happened to me!  Thankfully and at long last though I have been pulled into the technology era…well, sort of. My new Facebook page is live, I’m tweeting like a banshee and the first part of our spanking brand new website is up for all to see.… Read the rest