Kids on the coast

By Aleney de Winter

This week in parentville I attempted some toddler training. And by toddler training I mean training my son to behave more like a toddler and less like a degenerate rocker.

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By Aleney de Winter

Devilboy awoke at 5am this morning. This in itself is, unfortunately, not an unusual occurrence.

Devilboy’s mummy chugged back the best part of a bottle of red wine last night. These days this is, also unfortunately, a very unusual occurrence.

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by Marita Martinez

When my baby was born, one of my delightful family members jokingly asked if I wanted to send her back to the baby shop and exchange her for one that didn’t have red hair.

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by Aleney de Winte

Having long had a dysfunctional relationship with slumber, broken sleep isn’t new to me. So, though I was warned that motherhood would be anything but somniferous, I thought I’d manage just fine when night feeds and a crying baby at 2am became my reality.

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By Meghan Halverson

Did you ever ponder the notion that an article of clothing could save your child’s life?

I have always explored the art world and the work of James Wood comes to mind. The image of a farmer and his wife standing bibbed in overalls has an austere yet inspirational tone and is familiar to many. It conjures up days of hard labour, old-fashioned values and a less complicated time.

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by Meghan Halverson

Have your kids ever come out with those silencing one-liners that stop you in your tracks? I know them well, as at times when I am about to explode, scream, shout, pull out my hair or succumb to various other inappropriate responses, my kids speak loudly and clearly and teach me the most humble lessons!

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by Meghan Halverson

Have your kids ever come out with those silencing one-liners that stop you in your tracks? I know them well, as at times when I am about to explode, scream, shout, pull out my hair or succumb to various other inappropriate responses, my kids speak loudly and clearly and teach me the most humble lessons!

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by Kim Patrick
Ever feel like you are doing a lousy job as a parent? Do your children ever exasperate you to the point whereby you wish you hadn’t given birth to them in the first place (or am I the only one who has ever felt that way before)?
Kids don’t make life easy for us, do they? Sometimes I wish I could strangle mine! There you go: I feel much better now having verbalised some of my deepest darkest parenting thoughts.
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by Jenny Wynter

I never dreamed that a life-changing moment would come in the form of a tiddly, elderly lady heckler, but that it did. It was after a recent comedy gig that the said lady approached me.
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Greg Nash

No one was really surprised when they found out Jenni was pregnant. We were high school sweethearts, young, crazy, and in love. At the time Jenni fell pregnant I had left school and was a first year baker’s apprentice, while Jenni was in her final month of grade 12.  Read more