05 Friday Apr 2013
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Guilt wine
What is it about parenthood and guilt?
My life seems to revolve around a continual cycle of guilt at the moment; guilt at working too hard, guilt at not working hard enough, guilt at spending too little time with my toddler, guilt at worrying about spending too little time with my toddler, guilt at eating too much, guilt at eating too little, the list goes on and on and on.
Guilt, guilt, guilt.
It’s exhausting. And also, totally pointless. Continue reading »
16 Monday Apr 2012
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childcare, development, guilt, Parenting, speech, toddlers, working mother
The child I know.
When I look at Frog, I see a happy, fun, incredibly independent little girl. I don’t see a toddler that can’t do what other toddlers can.
But when I collected her from the childminder’s today, that wasn’t the case.
Although my nearly-22 month old was beyond excited to see me, the childminder said she’d spent most of the day watching from the sidelines. Because she can’t walk yet like all the other kids, she’s often happy on her own in the corner, reading a book. That’s not what bothers me so much as the next thing the childminder observed: she’s not talking. At all. Continue reading »