Women are crap at multitasking. Whatever you think you know about the superiority of the female race and our innate ability to perform more than one task at once is, quite frankly, a debilitating myth. Don’t get me wrong, men…
motherhood
Who’s your fictional doppelganger?
It turns out that Clarice Bean’s mum and I were separated at birth. Spiritually, at least. If you don’t know who Clarice Bean is, she’s the hero of a series of picture books by Lauren Child (of Charlie and Lola…
How tickling can teach your toddlers about sexual consent.
It’s International Day of the Girl. Hoorah! Wait. What does that mean? Well, it’s something the UN started five years ago: “The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls’ empowerment and the…
Is it possible to be a good mother and be creative?
This is a rare moment. I have the house to myself. I have no overdue work nagging at me. Sure there’s housework to do, but when isn’t there? I have some time. I feel like writing. And I have about…
Motherhood: Five things I now can’t do and five random things I now can do
Five things I can no longer do since becoming a mother 1) Enjoy a long, carefree, morning shower (fat chance) 2) Wallow (there’s too much sh*t to do) 3) Get anyway near enough sleep (it’s going to take decades to…