I am being quiet. I am being quiet on Mamanushka. Quiet on my social media. Quiet while sipping my morning coffee and quiet while on my evening walks. I am being…
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It’s Friday and the Kids are so excited about having a sleep under today. Do you know what a Sleep-Under is? I didn’t either until my friend suggested it for our annual…
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I sit in the local cafe: my flat white just arrived and my 7-week old nursing peacefully as I try to peruse the morning papers. The kids are back at school and…
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Today I’m travelling. Cross Atlantic. On my own. Okay not on my own – because actually that would be luxury- can you imagine? Sitting down for 6 hours, watching a movie, meals…
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A memory comes to me quietly, like a small shy child slipping her hand in mine ~ My maternal grandmother. who is Nana to everyone: Nana to her daughters Nana to her…
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Parenting Advice Gone Awry This advice came the way these nuggets usually do, the WhatsApp group chat, via a screenshot, initially from a facebook post: If I was to give one piece…
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For the next post in our ongoing Things Parents Say series, author lawyer, charity activist, friend and all-round superwoman, Hina Belitz shares a deeply moving and poignant reflection on the death of…
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Can you believe Mamanushka just turned six months old? Well six months and 7 days but who’s counting? What an absolutely wonderful 24 weeks it’s been getting to know you all and…
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Battles over screen time? Tears over phones? Rage when devices are switched off? And that’s just your three year old. Can you even imagine the situation with a teenager? Maybe you have…
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It begins two weeks before, innocently, on a weekend morning after perusing the news. Oooh Bachas, listen, there is a Supermoon coming week after next! We need to watch out for…