Valentine's Day! For many probably one of the worst days of the year - because I almost don't know anyone who doesn't (at least secretly) have some kind of expectations and what is supposed to be the most romantic and love-filled day of the year in someone's head, can very quickly turn into one of… Continue reading A (love) letter to my boys
Category: Mum stuff
“Working mum” vs. “Stay at home mum” – stop the mommy wars
I wrote my first blog "WorkMumBalance - story of my life" almost two years ago, not long after I returned back to work from maternity after Troublemaker Bobi was born. At the time I didn't really think about publishing anything but merely about using writing as my personal coping -mechanism to find my way in… Continue reading “Working mum” vs. “Stay at home mum” – stop the mommy wars
When the baby takes away the mum – a reality check of 5 common tips
'This is mummy penguin. This is daddy penguin. And this is Bobi.''And where is Bodo?', I ask him. 'He is not there.' 'But he is part of the family.', I repeat. 'He is not there', Bobi insists as he takes a black pen and aggressively draws across the entire page of his colouring book. This is probably one of the lighter tantrums since the little brother was born. But how… Continue reading When the baby takes away the mum – a reality check of 5 common tips