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Mum's the Word (or Pa)
http://mumsthewordorpa.blogspot.com/
The musings and anxieties of two 30somethings raising their child. Their wackier thoughts would find no place in standard parenting manuals.
Recent Posts
Why we\'ve \'gone quiet\'
Nuclear submarines disappear beneath the waves for months at a time to prowl undersea and play war games.We're obviously not a nuclear submarine, but we have gone quiet for a while, so we thought we'd put up a quick post to say that we are - as allud...
Alphabet Kid emerges
It has been said that young children have a prodigious memory, learning at a rate that will never again be equalled in their lives. Everything from language, social rules and power structures to basic math and motor skills gets assimilated at warp sp...
Who's car-crazy, buddy?
Toddlers are supposed to get overwhelmingly curious fairly early on, but our experience with our particular edition is that he gets fixated about certain categories of objects.Like cars. And cars. Oh, and cars. The little fella will ignore the garish...
Cot-free and ready to roam
Since Sonny's arrival just over 14 months ago, our little fella has spent his nights in a collapsible cot in our bedroom - initially in a shallow bassinet, then later making full use of the available space. But as longtime readers of this blog will k...
Dancer, singer, one-hit wonder
We've been watching re-runs of that excellent programme, 'Dancing with the Stars', in which celebrities who have not so much as spelt 'rumba' in their lives are transformed into dance-floor delights thanks to the maniacal efforts of professional part...
The Pa Pa Pa problem
The other day, Sonny managed to get his father skip-hoppity happy when he blurted out 'Pa' as the said parent was entering our flat after work."Aha, so he recognises me," said Pa, puffing up his chest ever so slightly and casting a pitying glance at ...
