Kids, Tweens & Teens Stories
a place where real mums share real stories.Brave Mary xo
After watching 60 minutes last night, my heart broke for comedian and actress Mary Coustas and her husband George. What that couple...
9 CommentsAs a child
As a mother now i am very worried when walking with my 8 month old, crossing the road and just being around moving...
5 CommentsHere comes the baby!!
Being our first baby I wasn't really sure that I was in full blown labour and my other half being the great procrastinator...
10 CommentsStruck 3 Times…
I wouldn't hold it against you if you didn't believe me. I can hardly believe it myself. It has, officially, been the worst...
8 CommentsThey grow up in the blink of an eye.
Last week i was hit smack in the face with the reality of how fast our children grow up. My first born, my...
5 Comments“But she needs to live with us for pats and hugs...
I took "Miss 3" to our local shopping center, which inevitably has a pet shop right inside the...
8 CommentsMy new kitten.
The 9th of June was a terrible day for me. My companion of the last 14 years, my dear cat called 'Cricket' had...
4 CommentsThey grow up so fast
My job for today was to check out suits for my son who is in year 12. Where did all that time go?...
4 CommentsThey do not look/act autistic, they just need bett...
I have written this because of my own experience: People often say that a child cannot have autism because...
11 CommentsHe’s getting all grown up!!
Yesterday I spent some time with my eldest son...just he and I, for the first time in just over a month. With...
4 CommentsChristmas In July Hamper
Oh My God!!! I just got an email telling me that I won one of the Christmas in July Hampers that were in...
12 CommentsLabour in the pool
As we laboured in the pool waiting for the epidural team to come I dozed on and off as poor Andrew struggled to...
5 CommentsAnniversary
I never thought that I would see this day. Next week it is my husband and I’s 4th Anniversary. I am feeling like...
6 CommentsDaddy’s Little Girl
My daughter is due to be born on the 20th of November. Her daddy was lying in my lap the other day and...
4 CommentsAppreciating the little things
I've been lucky enough to be able to work from home for the last two years with my baby, oops, now toddler. Its...
7 Commentsslow cooker
I was chatting with my very kind friend the other day saying I have always wanted a slow cooker as everyone seems to...
20 CommentsA cheery start to the day!
What a wonderful way to start my day. I received a truly lovely sms message from my father-in-law wishing me a very...
7 CommentsWhat a birthday!!
After being told for 14 years by a number of drs, my partner & I found out we were having a baby at...
6 Commentschildhood joys
Well today I picked up my 7yrold from school, and on the way home I ask how his day at school was and...
6 CommentsI’m all alone! Please tell me your perspective...
I'm a mum of 2 & I work 5-6 days a week 3pm until 12pm my children go...
12 CommentsQWCA and Brighter Futures
In 2011 a lady from the Benevolent Society approached our QCWA branch about giving a group of young disadvantaged people cooking and life...
4 CommentsMy worst nightmare
At the beginning of this year I lost two babies to early miscarriage, both were heartbreaking even though I was only about 5...
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