An Ode To My Daughter, Elfie
Today on International Women’s Day, this day of celebrating women, I’ve decided to think about the one female who is most important to me… my beautiful daughter.
Category: Elfie
Elfie: Now You Are 7
Dearest Elfie: my firstborn, the one who made me a mother. My closest ally, my harshest critic, my biggest diva ;) It’s illuminating how different your relationship can be with your kids, how much their personalities and temperaments can vary…
Now You Are 6 (Oh! The Places You’ll Go)
Elfie’s entrance into the world six years ago today wasn’t an easy one. For a start, she’d spent the previous six months as a stubborn footling breech, with no amount of baby ball bouncing, crawling up the stairs or acupuncture turning…
Great Ormond Street Mums
I don’t do self-pity. I used to do it like a bloody boss. If I had a sniffle, a slight tummy ache or had slept less than seven hours the night before you would know about it. Even if we…
Teaching My Daughter To Be Authentic
Earlier this week Instagram ‘star’ Essena O’Neill quit Instagram in a flounce heard around the world. I have to admit: I rolled my eyes more than once at the articles I read online after she ‘bravely’ came out to admit…
Now You Are Five
I’ve been trying to write this for a little while now and am shamefully completing it almost a month after the event of Elfie’s fifth birthday. But I feel like Elfie turning FIVE has been such a milestone for our…