Parenting

The best and worst of times

I have a few ‘mums to be’ around me at the moment and I finally realised how I could easily sum up the realities of becoming a parent for the first time in a few words. Read more

Should I lie to a pregnant woman?

When my sister was pregnant with her first child she was full of excited plans, making lists of how she would spend her maternity leave, and all the things she would do and accomplish during her 9 months ‘off’ work. Read more