Lovely readers, I have a lovely competition for you. It's a celebration of Mother's Day but you don't have to be a little mumma to enter. There are three, count them, THREE prizes up for grabs from three equally wonderful little businesses who have generously agreed to spoil us here at The Little Mumma. I […]
The fingernail marks, little red scratches across the milky white of my flesh, tell me that the time has come. I have been more than generous. At night, I would pray for them. "Are you there, God? It's me, Angie." Eleven years old. Twelve. Fifteen now. Sixteen. Jesus, were they ever going to come? So you […]
Friends, consider the bullet officially bitten…. Long hair or no – that's my face, right there……
I have been sent here to test you I’ve had a glass of vino so I’m just going to come right out and tell you something. I have smacked my kid. Let’s go back to a happier time: a time when ideals were vigorously upheld, when parenting was considered the privilege and honour it truly […]
So I thought it was time to introduce a new feature. Although the title has pretty much spoiled any element of surprise, hasn't it? Hmm, didn't think that one through. The Little Family M-G Weekly Wrap-Up will highlight one noteworthy moment of each family member for the week just gone. If nobody does anything awesome, I'll probably […]
I'm sharing something that was news aaaages ago but in my defense, I am only just reading about it now. The news was delivered, literally, with my Who magazine subscription (yes, it's trashy but I NEED it, so hush your judgey mouth). My favourite edition of the year is The Oscars special. Yes, I'm only […]
Today, another awesome blogger and another guest post. Introducing the lovely Melbo, author of Silly Tart. Melbo, mum to two young boys, has some stories to share. And her perspective is always thoughtful and eloquent. She is a bleeding heart liberal so naturally, I have a strong bias. I heart Melbo's mind. But beyond politics, […]
Despite my overall 'fuck you' attitude to the letter we received from the heinous neighbours, don't let me fool you. I was VERY upset. We discovered the envelope in the letterbox as B was heading to work one morning. He was full of indignation and I soothed him, telling him to forget it, not to […]
