Category Archives: Motherhood

Quashing

Posted on July 13, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

You may or may not have seen the recent hoo-hah over a picture that Victoria Beckham released of herself and her daughter. If you didn’t, here’s a quick recap. The Beckhams, being uber famous, try and avoid paparazzi (and potential … Continue reading →

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Talking to children about bad things

Posted on June 17, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

Like many, the dreadful murder of Jo Cox MP was on my mind when I came in from work last night. E coming to greet me with a big hug was exactly what I needed. But when both her parents … Continue reading →

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A holiday

Posted on June 13, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

Blog holidays can be ace. And in this case, unplanned. Back now though. One of the things I’ve found most interesting in parenting is watching and understanding how E’s mind develops. There’s a point when you see someone who was a … Continue reading →

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Girls just want to have screen time

Posted on April 17, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

A few weeks I emailed E’s nursery and asked if they knew why she appeared to be suddenly obsessed with princesses. “Nothing to do with us,” was the reply (though they did give her a book of Cinderella for Christmas) … Continue reading →

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Stammering

Posted on April 8, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

“M-m-m-m-m-mummy…” she starts. It’s obviously frustrating for her and quite painful to watch. My instinct has been to wait and let her finish rather than jumping in, but my goodness, it’s so hard to watch her trying to talk. This … Continue reading →

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New year revelations

Posted on April 6, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

I never do resolutions in January. It’s the time of year you should be holing up somewhere warm and conserving energy, eating all the Christmas chocolate, not trying to improve yourself. No wonder so many people fail. I like to … Continue reading →

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Rave on – Big Fish Little Fish review

Posted on March 23, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

We took E to her first rave on Saturday. Ha, I say that like some seasoned clubber. We all went to our first rave on Saturday. Anyone who knows me or S knows perfectly well this is a world that … Continue reading →

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Taking a break

Posted on March 9, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

I’m on a week off work. Ideally what I’d like would be a week to do all the cleaning, tidying and clearing out that needs doing, a week to do loads of writing and a week with E. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Swashbuckling dragonslayers

Posted on February 24, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

E and I went tree climbing this weekend. She’s really into it. She’s also not great at it, being quite little, so likes to have her hands held while she finds where to step. But I’m pleased she likes climbing, … Continue reading →

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Leeds Castle: a Review

Posted on February 22, 2016 by basfordianthoughts

We’ve been to Kent for the weekend to see my family. On Friday my sister and I packed up a picnic and took the children to Leeds Castle so I thought I’d review it for you, in case you’re in … Continue reading →

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