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Do you ever find your eyes watching other Mother’s and hear a little voice in your head saying… “She is so so much better at this whole motherhood thing than me” -Chances are she has looked at you and thought the same.. I know this, my conscious mind knows this, I’m confident generally self-assured but sometimes I just feel so hopeless at this Motherhood gig. It’s me judging me. It’s like I’m not...
1. I LOVE MY FAMILY 2. I laugh really LOUD 3. I love to people watch 4. I am open minded 5. I find selfish people a turn off 6. I value Honesty 7. My husband is my soul mate and TOTALLY rocks my world 8. I LOVE WINE 9. I am very upfront 10. I LOVE to laugh 11. I’m generally fairly relaxed 12. I believe that EVERYTHING happens for a reason 13. I believe in God 14. I LOVE Social Media 15. I tend to...
From the moment I conceived my babies guilt set in it grasped hold of me like nothing else. It consumed me and some days I'd almost drown. I still struggle with it. It likes to make a little nest in my belly. Some days are good, and I’m rockin it!!! Then other days are just so hard. I's like I have this little dude sitting on my shoulders saying “The house is a mess! You’re so slack”… “Look at...
Well Hello! and Thank You for checking out my very first vlog.. Sorry for my absence, I have had a few things going on. Anyway I’m BACK!!… Im talking about why I started The Imperfect Mum… as you will see I have a face of makeup on andhad just been to the hairdressers.. SO HOT!! In Summary: I used to often (and sometimes still do) compare myself to other Mothers… but the funny thing about the...
Coming home after Titan’s funeral to an empty house, an empty heart and empty arms was one of the worst days of my life. “How will I live my life without my baby?” I would often stand in his nursery and just stare at the empty cot and imagine him lying there. He was meant to be in my arms. I was meant to be cradling him. Yet he was somewhere else and I didn’t know where. I remember comments like...
I have just started to be contacted by media outlets who would like to cover my story. I am totally floored, overwhelmed, humbled excited and proud, of what has transpired on this blog..... I feel like it’s a great opportunity to get the message out that there are thousands of women who have a story just like mine - I am just one of many. It is a subject that needs to be spoken about… Nothing...
The kind man then took us into a room filled with coffins. A gasp escaped from my mouth… That’s when I thought “Oh my God, this is real.” It was a sight I hope to never see again. What do you say at that moment? My husband broke the silence with the words, “I will make Titan’s coffin.” And he did. He spent two days making this beautiful coffin. I think it’s what saved him, it was his craft, he...
All I ever wanted was to be a Mum. The day I took the pregnancy test and it came back positive was the best day of my life. I was so happy, I was going to have this baby I had dreamed of for so long… I was just ecstatic! The pregnancy started out normally - I was very sick and tired (what's to be expected) - until the terrible day in week 6 when I started to bleed. However, the pregnancy...