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Why I Love My Stomach Rolls

Rookie Mom
Last week at yoga, I was effectively forced to stare at pools of sweat gathering in my stomach rolls. The pose had me sitting down, folded over, head hanging into my lap, looking at my belly. I don’t what this yoga pose is actually called. Probably Folded Moon or Curled Up Squirrel or something like…
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Rookie Mom: A Pretty Ordinary Day

Rookie Mom
4.00am – “MAMA! I’m awake! Look, it’s a morning! What’s today?” We’ll never go out of style – T.S Stumbling out of bed, I switch on the kettle. One bottle of rooibos tea with honey, one bottle of formula, one cup of green tea. The boys and I lie on the couch sipping on our…
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My Extremely Helpful Guide to Christmas Shopping

Rookie Mom
This is me trying to choose a present for someone. Notice the dark rings under my eyes. Notice the worry on my brow. I’m actually feeling stressed out just writing this. Everyone is always saying, “I love Christmas shopping! I love queues! I love credit card debt!” Not me. I don’t like any of those…
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Are You a Terrible Parent?

Rookie Mom
This is a photo of Will crying because another child was playing on the part of the jungle gym he was playing in before we left the jungle gym to have a snack. Obviously. Last week, I was informed by a perfect stranger in a public place that I was a terrible parent. When a…
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Women Rock – A Tribute to the Brave and Beautiful

Rookie Mom
Being a young mom of two toddlers, I’m often approached by many other woman who want to know the secret to my glamorous look. And by many other woman, I mean absolutely no one. Even now, as I type this, there is literally dried yogurt in my hair. I felt it when I ran my fingers…
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