Easy homemade passionfruit curd recipe
6 DAYS AGO - When Belle was a toddler I used to walk her down to Taunton farmers’ market every Thursday Expand
6 DAYS AGO - When Belle was a toddler I used to walk her down to Taunton farmers’ market every Thursday in the pushchair. She would get an oat and raisin cookie from the bakery that only used spelt flour and I would always stop at the stall that sold lemon curd. The lemon curd maker – preservatier? curdmonger? – would give me little bits of lemon curd to taste on the end of a thin, wooden stick and honestly, it was a delight. (I don’t know if you’ve ever been on extended maternity leave with a child who dislikes being more than zero cm away from you? You learn to enjoy the simple pleasures.) It was because of that little window of happiness every Thursday that I added ‘make my own lemon curd’…
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My husband accused me of cheating after taking one look at our newborn baby
19/09/2020 - A woman has shared her devastation after her husband walked out on her and their newborn in the Expand
19/09/2020 - A woman has shared her devastation after her husband walked out on her and their newborn in the hospital as he didn't believe the baby was actually his child Collapse
Homemade vegetarian chocolate teacakes
17/09/2020 - A friend asked me recently what my favourite thing is to do on my blog and I immediately showed Expand
17/09/2020 - A friend asked me recently what my favourite thing is to do on my blog and I immediately showed her the pictures of the chocolate teacakes I had made the week before. You know when you start to talk about something and you just kind of glow, and you know it’s something that makes you happy? I felt like that about the chocolate teacakes. Although I don’t like the tedium of having to cook actual meals day in day out, I do love baking. I find it completely absorbing, I don’t think about anything else, my mind is focused on the weighing and measuring and pouring and mixing. I find I can get into a lovely, relaxed sort of trance state with baking, where I just waft around the kitchen in…
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Mum shares simple meal to get fussy toddlers to eat their vegetables every time
15/09/2020 - A mum who was fed up of fighting with her toddler to get him to eat his vegetables says she found Expand
15/09/2020 - A mum who was fed up of fighting with her toddler to get him to eat his vegetables says she found a simple meal which has solved the problem once and for all Collapse
Teacher shares exact time kids should go to bed each night - depending on age
14/09/2020 - An educator shared an interesting guide that shows what time children should go to bed each night Expand
14/09/2020 - An educator shared an interesting guide that shows what time children should go to bed each night before school and it's sparked heated debate on social media Collapse
Raspberry and dark chocolate lemon ricotta cake
12/09/2020 - A couple of weeks ago, on what seemed liked a perfectly ordinary Friday, a miracle happened in my Expand
12/09/2020 - A couple of weeks ago, on what seemed liked a perfectly ordinary Friday, a miracle happened in my kitchen. I got a cake to rise. Everyone was surprised, not least me when I tried to take it out of the oven and realised it had risen into the shelf above it. I managed to untangle it though, and took it out without dropping it or it collapsing or anything, so we were all good. I am notoriously bad at getting large cakes to rise. I don’t know why, I follow all the tips, but they just don’t like me. My Victoria sponges come always come out looking more like giant biscuits and for the girls’ birthdays I’ve been known to make several cakes and stack them all on top of each…
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3 unexpected joys of divorce
10/09/2020 - Divorce is down as one of the most stressful life events you can experience, but today’s Expand
10/09/2020 - Divorce is down as one of the most stressful life events you can experience, but today’s contributor wants to reassure people that although it can be a heartbreaking and traumatic event, there are positives in divorce, and you will find happiness again. If you’ve been through a divorce I’d love to hear about your experiences in the comments. ….. “Getting divorced is absolute agony,” I was once advised by a friend, (who had the audacity to be in the middle of divorcing an actual vicar), “but the alternative is far worse. It’s like living with an gangrenous leg that you know you have to have chopped off: sometimes it feels that it might be easier to die slowly from the inevitable poisoning, but the brave accept that it needs hacking…
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I let my partner name our son and instantly regretted it when he was born
09/09/2020 - An old Mumsnet post about baby name regret has resurfaced online and is inspiring parents to share Expand
09/09/2020 - An old Mumsnet post about baby name regret has resurfaced online and is inspiring parents to share their own name change stories Collapse
The best baby monitors - from video cameras to smart tech alternatives
08/09/2020 - Get a little peace of mind when your little one is alone by investing in a good baby monitor
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New T Levels – everything you need to know
21/09/2020 - Advertisement feature in partnership with tlevels.gov.uk What did you want to be when you grew up? Expand
21/09/2020 - Advertisement feature in partnership with tlevels.gov.uk What did you want to be when you grew up? Maybe you had a clear idea and knew exactly the path to follow, or perhaps you didn’t have much of a clue or felt uninspired by the choices available to you post-16? Here’s me, still thinking about it. 42 isn’t too old right? There’s still time to decide? (Fingers crossed.) When I was making my choices post GCSE I didn’t really feel like it WAS much of a choice to be honest, you just picked the three A Levels that you thought you might enjoy the most and got on with it – French, German and maths in my case. I didn’t choose my A Levels with a particular career in mind and they…
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Mum who was slammed for giving baby 'some mouthfuls of beer' defends the photo
18/09/2020 - A mum who shared a picture on Facebook showing her baby daughter appearing to drink from a pint of Expand
18/09/2020 - A mum who shared a picture on Facebook showing her baby daughter appearing to drink from a pint of beer defended her actions and claimed the drink "isn't harmful to babies" Collapse
Devastated mum slams midwife's dummy advice as son ends up needing braces
16/09/2020 - A mum has shared a warning for other parents after a dentist told her that her son would need Expand
16/09/2020 - A mum has shared a warning for other parents after a dentist told her that her son would need braces in the future due to damage caused by using a dummy Collapse
My parents are trying to bribe me to name my baby after dead brother
15/09/2020 - An expectant mother has shared the dilemma she and her husband are facing after her parents Expand
15/09/2020 - An expectant mother has shared the dilemma she and her husband are facing after her parents offered them a lot of money to change their baby's name Collapse
I fed my six-month-old baby McDonald's food and don't see what the problem is
14/09/2020 - A mum has admitted she fed her daughter food from McDonald's and Burger King when she was just six Expand
14/09/2020 - A mum has admitted she fed her daughter food from McDonald's and Burger King when she was just six months old and says she has no regrets about it Collapse
Haven Littlesea Holiday Park
11/09/2020 - As you will know by now, Belle and I love a mini break. Whether it’s a wet and windy Expand
11/09/2020 - As you will know by now, Belle and I love a mini break. Whether it’s a wet and windy December weekend in a vintage VW camper van on the Cornish coast* or a luxury boutique hotel in the Cotswolds, the theme is normally the same – some nice food, outings in the day that I generally enjoy more than Belle, and then snuggly evenings with a film or a murder mystery. It’s not a bad format really, especially the outings, where I normally get to sneak in something like a model village or obscure wool museum. I imagine some parents of teenagers don’t manage to have quite as relaxed breaks as we do. Our recent weekend away at Haven’s Littlesea Holiday Park on the Dorset coast did not disappoint. In fact,…
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My autistic sons are never invited to birthday parties - It's soul destroying
10/09/2020 - Kathrine Peereboom, mum-of-three opens up about how devastating it is to see how “cruel people are Expand
10/09/2020 - Kathrine Peereboom, mum-of-three opens up about how devastating it is to see how “cruel people are being towards them” because they don’t understand children with special needs Collapse
Here's how a clever mum turns economy seats into a bed for long haul flights
09/09/2020 - Mum blogger Adele Barbaro revealed how she swapped her economy seats for a bed for her kids to Expand
09/09/2020 - Mum blogger Adele Barbaro revealed how she swapped her economy seats for a bed for her kids to either sleep or play on, and it's cheaper than paying for business class Collapse
Husband is driving me mad by working from home and I don't know what to do
07/09/2020 - The woman has told how her partner is always on loud calls, and the thought of him being at home Expand
07/09/2020 - The woman has told how her partner is always on loud calls, and the thought of him being at home every single day fills her with dread - here she asks agony aunt Coleen Nolan for advice Collapse
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Parent urges teachers to stop saying 'mums and dads' to children in class
20/09/2020 - A parent has gone viral on social media after explaining why she thinks teachers should stop Expand
20/09/2020 - A parent has gone viral on social media after explaining why she thinks teachers should stop saying 'mums and dads' to young children Collapse
I won't accept my wife's choice of baby name because our daughter will hate us
18/09/2020 - A husband has divided opinion after saying he is refusing to accept his wife's choice of baby name Expand
18/09/2020 - A husband has divided opinion after saying he is refusing to accept his wife's choice of baby name for their daughter because he believes it will lead to a "lifetime of bullying" Collapse
Mum and daughter are blowing people's minds as no one can tell who the parent is
16/09/2020 - A mother and daughter have become a viral sensation on TikTok due to their strikingly similar Expand
16/09/2020 - A mother and daughter have become a viral sensation on TikTok due to their strikingly similar appearances, leaving viewers struggling to tell them apart Collapse
Mum's controversial claim that tickling kids is 'child abuse' heavily criticised
14/09/2020 - The unnamed mum took to Facebook to explain to parents why they shouldn't continue to tickle their Expand
14/09/2020 - The unnamed mum took to Facebook to explain to parents why they shouldn't continue to tickle their children once they're told to stop - but some people think she's "delving into this a bit far" Collapse
Managing an empty nest and Covid-19 with anxiety and OCD
14/09/2020 - The last few months have been tough on the strongest of us. I’m not normally prone to Expand
14/09/2020 - The last few months have been tough on the strongest of us. I’m not normally prone to anxiety, but coronavirus has hit me hard. Imagine dealing with a pandemic on top of a long term anxiety disorder and OCD. Then throw in leaving both of your children at university in a big city and going home to an empty nest. As you can imagine, things have not been easy lately for Jilly Mackenzie. I feel so honoured that she has chosen to share her experiences with us through my Untold Stories segment and that she feels courageous enough to share her name too. Please show Jilly some kindness and support by leaving a comment if you can. You can read more Untold Stories here. ….. Today, I did the hardest…
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Little girl has people in stitches as she tries to pretend to like mum's cooking
11/09/2020 - A little girl has gone viral on social media for her heroic - and downright hilarious - attempt to Expand
11/09/2020 - A little girl has gone viral on social media for her heroic - and downright hilarious - attempt to convince her mum that her dinner was delicious Collapse
7 Instagram accounts for houseplant lovers + win £50 to spend on plants!
09/09/2020 - Advertisement feature in association with Competition Finder Every so often I take a good look at Expand
09/09/2020 - Advertisement feature in association with Competition Finder Every so often I take a good look at Instagram and think to myself ‘what is it that I really want to see?’ We can all be guilty of that mindless scrolling, but if we’re going to get hypnotised it might as well be by pictures that fill us with joy right? For me that means colour, pattern, beautiful interiors and houseplants. I bloody love houseplants. They’re one of the things that I think really makes a house a home, along with pictures and cats, obviously. I love looking at other people’s pictures of houseplants, and even better if they also have cats in them. If you’re a plant lover and want to fill your Instagram feed with beautiful houseplant accounts then you’ve come…
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Mum shamed over 'budget' packed lunch for her kids - 'thrown it in the bin
08/09/2020 - Christa Spafford, from Lancashire, took to Facebook to share a super quick and easy pancake-themed Expand
08/09/2020 - Christa Spafford, from Lancashire, took to Facebook to share a super quick and easy pancake-themed packed lunch but it didn't take long for fellow parents to criticise her Collapse
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