Dear Ameli- Letter To An 18 Month Old
Dear Ameli Today I feel like a terrible mother. See, it’s the 1st of April, and tonight we fly back to England from South Africa. We’ve had six months where…Continue Reading →
Dear Ameli – Letter To A Seventeen Month Old
4 March 2011 Dear Ameli Believe it or not, I’ve just had to check my diary to see what all…
Coping With The Guilt Of Motherhood
Melissa asks: How do you cope with the motherly Guilt? I find it the hardest part of being a mum.…
Dear Ameli- Letter To A Sixteen Month Old
Dear Ameli Sixteen months, little girl. Sixteen months. We’ve had quite a hard month, really, and it’s been more about me than about you. I’ve been on this hormone treatment…Continue Reading →
Mothers, Children And Inherited Self-Image
I’ve been thinking a lot about inherited self-image lately. By inherited self-image, I mean that which we learn from our…
Things My Baby Taught Me About Me
Dear Ameli, I know I don’t often write you letters on random days of the month, but usually gather up…
Dear Ameli - Letter to a 15 month old
I know I say this often, little girl, but seriously, how much you can grow in one month just blows my mind. We have watched you, these last few weeks…Continue Reading →
Baby’s First Year
When my daughter was born I went in to the office with her at two days, and went out and…
Dear Ameli- Letter To A 14 Month Old
Dear little girl, I never knew parenting would be like this. I knew people love their children, but I can’t…
The Baby Number Two Question
When Ameli was two days old, I was asked if I’d have another child. Unequivocally, I said yes. I was on such an oxytocin high from my home water birth,…Continue Reading →