by Jude Peppis-Clay | Mar 25, 2019 | Parenting
On Fridays, I often take TJ to a playgroup around the corner from the flat where we live. Our home is in a leafy Hampshire village where the houses are detached and the cars are BMWs. Often, just going through the door puts my parenting and self-esteem strength to the...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Mar 1, 2019 | Parenting
We all know what it’s like. Single or otherwise, parenting is bloody brutal even at the best of times. Mums and dads are always juggling so many things just to keep going. Life is a never-ending cycle of commitments. Yet, it all just happens thanks to a delicate...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Jul 10, 2018 | Parenting
Moving back to the sleepy village I grew up in after separating from my husband was quite a step back in time. A lot of things have barely changed over the last decade. However, one thing which has changed is that a field only five minutes’ away from home now hosts...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Jul 1, 2018 | Parenting
The news is regularly full of stories about women who have had problems with breastfeeding their babies. Most recently, there were calls from midwives for new mums to be given more support when they choose to bottle feed. That old mantra that ‘breast is best’ was...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | May 3, 2018 | Parenting
My last couple of blogs have been about the (lack of) grown-up men in my life. Tinder dating, the lessons I have learned and everything in between. But, whilst I may wanna dance with somebody, I need to talk about the main man in my life – my toddler, TJ. Practical...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Apr 15, 2018 | Parenting
Remember that time you ate too much at McDonald’s and you felt naughty and resentful of your inability to stop yourself from those extra fries? Multiply that emotion by one million, and you are in the ballpark of mum guilt when parenting toddlers.I’ve read stuff...
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