Thames Valley Mums Blog

Christmas cheer!

The nativity play is most definitely over, only it wasn’t so much of a play as a sing-along-a-Christmas. There were lots and lots of wise men and kings and shepherds at the inn and my MS played an irascible traveller – smiling his way throughout – and my youngest one a sheep.

He was so loathe to do it, I am amazed he got up on stage but he did. He stood there, wiping snot on his woolen outfit and staring in to space while everyone else sang. Then he tripped going off the stage and fell over and burst in to howls of tears which made everyone else look concerned and horrified bar my MS who thought it was hysterical.

The string bag and octopus guide to parenthood

A friend gave me a copy of this before my children were born – it still makes me cry with laughter four years on – here’s a bit of it:

Preparing for a child to come into your home is not just a matter of reading Sheila Kitzinger and decorating the nursery.  Here are some simple tests for expectant parents to take to prepare themselves for the real life experience:

1. To discover how nights feel, walk around the living room from 5pm to 10pm carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 lbs. (For twins carry two bags).  At 10pm put the bag down, set the alarm for 12am and go to sleep. 

Everything a mother says in one day, condensed to two minutes and 55 seconds

Not sure who this woman is and why she is singing to a huge audience, but this is hilarious!

This post was written by Susanna, a Thames Valley Mums founder. She can also be found at her blog A Modern Mother.