Parenting Archives - Obsessivemom

10/02/202510/02/2025

Ten reasons it’s good to have a teen or two

Teens, I feel, are a much-maligned tribe, unfairly so. Of course they test your patience, empty the fridge, never empty the dust-bin, mess up the home and your schedule too. Teens mean smelly socks, empty juice cartons, shut doors, noise and drama, lots of drama….

30/06/202412/07/2024

Words that hurt: Five things moms of older kids shouldn’t say to moms of younger kids

Let me begin with a cliche – each child, each parent and each parenting journey is unique. No parent truly knows what another one is going through.

31/03/202403/04/2024

Here’s what made me smile this month

This was going to be a heart-baring angsty post. I was halfway through when during a pause, I heard H and N in deep discussion.

16/10/202316/10/2023

Embracing Imperfection: Letting go of parenting guilt a step at a time

I finish lunch and head to the kitchen only to find that H has left his plate and bowl unwashed in the sink. Again.

15/07/202317/07/2023

Mornings like these

5am.

I wake up to the clang of a plate falling and being hurriedly retrieved. It’s H, I know.

‘Clumsy as ever,’ I murmur to myself as I mentally shake my head and turn over with a sigh. Part of me wonders vaguely if I should get up and check the damage but then sleep claims me.