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Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 17/05/2012 - 01:01.
Picture this; My kids and I driving along. It was a beautiful spring day, our windows were down. Blue sky, wind blowing our hair. We were all dressed up very excited. We were heading off to a baby shower.. We pulled up at a stop light. And I, ummm…. started to ahhh, clear out my nose - As you do when you’re stoped at traffic lights.. There was no-one around no-one could see. Well that was what I...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Tue, 15/05/2012 - 06:38.
I have had this question going through my mind over and over and over. Should I share? Should I keep this to myself? I have many friends/colleagues/ business associates that read my blog so would it be silly of me to share such private information? I then went on question myself. Well is that being completely honest? Or is it half a truth? Is it half a story? I thought further, I delved deeper...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 20:41.
Unfortunately in our society not all people have a good network round them. Our ‘old style” village no longer exists. I wanted to create a space where people could feel safe to ask all sorts of questions – Judgement free.
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Sat, 28/04/2012 - 00:57.
What does ok mean? does it mean that you are happy? Does it mean that you feel good about yourself? Do you look in the mirror and say, you know what I’m ok? When you are walking along and happen to see yourself in a reflection.. What do you see? Do you see a beautiful smile looking back at you? or do you see everything you need to change? I recently looked in the mirror seen all sorts of horrible...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Fri, 27/04/2012 - 03:46.
History: Kelly (I.M 2) and I used to work together here. Kelly was the production editor, I was the Creative Director. Scene: We had taken our kids to Macca’s Redlynch, Cairns. We had already been there 3 hours- Happy kids = Happy Mum’s.. Me: “Hey Kelly I need you to take some new photos of me. “My hair has changed so much so I need an updated pic” Kelly: Ok, then when do you want to do it? Me: “...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 19/04/2012 - 17:49.
When I first became a Mother it was such a shock to me. I seriously had no idea that I would find it so overwhelming. After losing our first beautiful angel Titan prematurely; and struggling to hold on to Maya and Tex. My introduction to Motherhood was quite an interesting one. When I finally became a Mum I remember one day sitting in my lounge room floor holding Maya; she was absolutely perfect...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Sun, 08/04/2012 - 02:56.
I remember coming home from school. I must have been about “8″ maybe. My heart was broken. I had just had a fight with a friend, she had moved on, she didn’t need me any more. I was completely shattered. I remember looking up to my mum, with tears in my eyes. She bent down and said. ”Kristy you will only ever have 5 friends” in your life, as in ‘real’ ones. Your heart will break many times, this...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 03:06.
I wonder when is it appropriate to turn the other cheek. Are we too busy with our own life that we either walk past or something we shouldn’t? The other morning I was driving my kids to school I noticed two boys in the car in front taunting another kid who was walking along beside their car (we were going very slow due to congestion). You could tell the boys in front were the “popular” boys. They...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 01/12/2011 - 04:00.
From the moment our kids were born we have spoken about their big brother in heaven. It was very important to my husband and I that Titan’s memory lived on and that Maya and Tex knew as much as they possibly could about their big brother. At various ages we covered his death and funeral and tried the best we could to answer question they may have. We were driving along the other day and Maya...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 14:26.
My reasons for starting The Imperfect Mum was because I felt there was a need for a place safe place where Mums could talk, engage and relate to the imperfectness of motherhood without the fear of judgment. My wish has come true and I have had the blessing of such a beautiful community of Imperfect Mum’s - judgment free and so supportive. We have openly talked about mental health and I know this...