Hi, my name is Lynsey and I am a imperfect mum. My children are exceptional young people and they are extremely intelligent. I have taught them to be strong and aware of their feelings and to consider the environment and other people. People often make comment about what a good job I am doing. I […]
Tag: Motherhood
Parenting When You Are Impatient
Some nights as I fall asleep I think back to what happened during the day. Occasionally I feel twangs of guilt about things I’ve said or done. You see I’m a naturally impatient person. I can’t stand slow things, people or laziness. I like things to be done straight away. Point is, when it’s quiet […]
Let’s Just Be Mothers, Not Martyrs
We all need time to ourselves. Sometimes being a mother is like being part of a ridiculous circus. Where you’re the juggler, the tightrope walker, the clown and the person who sells the hot dogs in the interval. So it’s not surprising that every so often we want to go and do our own thing for a […]
Don’t Try And Be The Mum You’re Not
She’s so organised and seems to be able to keep her house beautifully neat. She’s so hospitable and is always comfortable for people to visit her home. She always looks amazing. I don’t know how she does it. She’s so creative and thinks of cool things to do. She’s so active and takes her kids […]
I’ve hit the school holidays wall
School Holidays; Day eighteen. This was how long it took for me to hit the wall. Truthfully, they were beginning to annoy me by lunchtime on Day 6. But it wasn’t until Day Eighteen that drinking from a bathtub of vodka with a straw began to seem like a good idea. I want to be a […]

