She shines, she is full of hope, of wonder, of joy. Then one day she is swept away, on the promise of a boy. A fairytale romance, reality ignored, The Love of One, so adored. She thinks of them Together, a pair, a duo, a team, But things are not always as it would …
How awesome is Kate Miller-heidke? She looks like she is having a great time! The story behind this song is triumphant: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-13/australia-eurovision-contestant-kate-miller-heidke-on-motherhood/10998576
Snow flakes and searchlights on a cold dark night, A dark so deep, not a star in sight. Searchlights swaying, with a fixed stark light, Revealing only danger and plight. Snowflakes and searchlights in an ever moving maze, My mind slips into a swirling craze Nothing seems real in the searchlight blaze, Soon all blends …
There once was a woman called Mother, who battled to be something than ‘other’ but along came the wokes those gender fluid folks, And Mother made way for another. see also: breastfeeding promote or protect?
I’ve written about Negative Politeness, and how it asserts our submissive position. We place the needs of others above our own, and perhaps try to please EVERYONE. We try to be inclusive, even when inclusiveness no longer makes sense. For example: Accommodating the beliefs of another at the expense of the mother-baby dyad. There …
(to the tune of Waltzing Matilda) Once a jolly woman sang aloud her own song, After eating from the knowledge tree, And she sang as she mused and waited ’til her baby birthed, My body, my baby, my choices are free Informed and Supported, informed and Supported My body, my baby, my choices are free …
The internet is Big. Mind blowingly Big. You won’t believe just how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. Yes, I am a Douglas Adam’s Fan It has been over a year since I left Facebook. Some said it would be the death of my business. That I would become isolated. That I would become obsolete. Many …
Like a breeze through a willow by a sleepy brook I will gently caress you Like the soft sun in Spring I’ll bathe you in love and warmth Like the moon when it’s full I’ll light your way I will never leave you I will always be there I’m the breeze across your …
New mother finding her new self Alone Isolated Adrift Advice blows her in different directions Conflict Stormy Dangerous Precarious and vulnerable, under pressure Prescribed Judged Unhelpful New mother finding her new self Honoured Supported Informed Trusts her instinct and embraces the change Calm Gentle Observant Vulnerable, but powerful, self determining Confident Assertive Aware …
Each month, on the 17th, I send out a newsletter, it is full of content from others as well as my own. It covers a range of topics within the realm of pregnancy, birth and parenting. In preparation for my next newsletter I have updated several posts my wordpress: baby born on the side of the …
