Louise Mensch Tory MP for Corby, Louise Mensch is beautiful, wealthy and successful. She has three kids, a husband and several best selling novels. She also, whatever you think of her politics, was carving out an impressive place for herself at the Palace of Westminster. Until yesterday that is, when she announced she was packing […]
What shape is your family?
That is my family in the picture. Or most of them. The picture was taken after a fantastic family weekend to celebrate my mother’s 70th this summer. I’m showing you because just this week a survey shows that British families are no longer ma, pa and the 2.4 weans. No shit Sherlock. This group that is my family […]
If Sundays aren’t best, am I a bad mother?
Motherhood and madness, points to ponder Ruby Wax style
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Cybermummy: still a mummy nonetheless
Obviously you’ll have read all about it in the Independent by now. Cybermummy is the new black. The comments section makes interesting reading. Including one that says, by way of criticism: “Their activities seem to have little to do with motherhood, and yet still they feel it necessary to use ‘mummy’.” To me that’s not […]