A charm bracelet, a boy, and my beliefs questioned
I have a thing for charm bracelets lately – and by ‘thing’ I mean I obsess over them. It is impossible to live in our house and not be caught up in a conversation about these charm bracelets. So when my nine-year-old son asked me for a charm bracelet of his own I wasn’t surprised…
Read MoreTo blur or not to blur? The latest social media dilemma for parents
Okay, I’ll kick open this debate, draw a white line down the middle of the room and ask you to pick a side: social media photos of kids – to blur faces or not? The reason I ask is because the latest trend from gushing parents on my social media feed is beautiful babies with…
Read MoreWhy is it so hard to RSVP to a child’s party?
Ten invitations, 10 kids and no RSVP’s! With one week to go until my son’s party I started to panic – what if no-one really was coming? How would my nine-year-old cope? How would I cope? I went into mummy-stealth mode and my mission was to hunt down the RSVP’s one by one. For the parents…
Read MoreWhen your cake smash doesn’t go according to plan
When my godson turned one, his mum asked me if I would like to photograph him in a cake smash photo shoot. Of course I said yes – I was so excited and thought it would be the best thing ever. We set up the bunting, foil balloon, gorgeous cake, bow tie for the birthday…
Read MoreHow not to be a victim of the ‘birthday burnout’
I was that mum, the one who poured over every meticulous detail of the birthday party extravagances I once hosted for my children. But not anymore. When I was in Sydney earlier this year, helping with the preparations for my godson’s christening and then eight weeks later the preparations for his first birthday. Cutting out…
Read MoreBaby showers the second time around: okay or not?
Love or loathe them, it seems throwing a baby shower for your second pregnancy is right on trend, with Kim Kardashian throwing the most awesome of baby showers for her second pregnancy. Images of the Troop Beverly Hills-themed baby shower flooded the internet with Kim and her friends all glammed up in their matching troop…
Read MoreWhen all your child wants for Christmas is a puppy
There is a constant pleading at our house at the moment, coming from my six-year-old son begging us for a puppy for Christmas. And for once, the mummy who generally says yes to everything is putting on her Scrooge hat and saying no. Quite simply while I know my son will love and adore his…
Read MoreWhen are girls old enough to wear makeup?
I have a seven-year-old niece who lives interstate, she is my only niece and someone I absolutely spoil. On my last visit, she wandered into the bathroom while I was putting on my makeup and was intrigued. We talked, chatted and bonded over our little makeup session. For me, an Aunt who hardly sees her,…
Read MoreKids and work don’t mix – or do they?
A few weeks ago, with no babysitters and a crazy work schedule, I thought it would be okay to take my son to work with me for a few hours. He was getting over a cold and I needed to tick off some things before day’s end. Armed with snacks and his iPad I thought…
Read More‘I am home, but mother-of-two Andrea Lehane will never come home.’
Milk, bread and blueberries are what we often run out of on a daily basis. These are the things I usually duck out to the local shops to buy almost every day. Actually, my two boys and I just came back from the shops, we bought our milk, bread and blueberries, picked up some fish…
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