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URGENT! Warning, distressing content Hey sisterhood I need to ask your advice on what you would do in this situation. About near a year ago my partners brother had a warrant out for his arrest (and to confiscate and search the family home they where all living in) for watching underage pornography...
Anonymous
How do I stop feeling like a failure of a mum? I work in a high stress job and over the break i have time off and got to spend 3 great weeks with my daughter and step daughter. The first week back at school was great, I premade healthy snacks for lunches, I was on top of the housework and all round...
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2019 was meant to be my year but almost 3 months in and it's s*** I'm trying to remain positive but it's not working. I was going to tafe but they cancelled it due to low enrolments. I tried to get into another course but they were all full. I have been working a job interview and the boss...

Self Care Blog Posts

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This is a FAQ post. These are the most popular answers to a real question asked on The Imperfect Mum. A bit of a hard question to put into words. Lately I’m feeling like i’m now just “his wife” and “her mother” – I’m feeling like I’ve lost who I used to be. I used to be a fairly social independant woman and now I feel as though I have somehow been robbed of my independance. I have an 8 month old...
Sometimes we mums are our own worst enemy… I’m beating myself up at the moment, without any help from anyone else! (So talented right?) *rolls eyes* I was catching up with a couple of beautiful mums this morning – we had a bunch of kids between us all who were happily playing in the playground while we spoke. One of the children came up to her mum, with the usual “I’m hungry” complaint, and the...
There has been many discussions on I.M about beauty, women feeling like they are not beautiful. Women feeling like they’re not enough. And, this worries me. So, what makes you beautiful? Aesthetically you may rate as as 4 or a 10? Who knows? And yes I would be lying if I said that aesthetics don’t come into play. They do. However, I have seen really aesthetically pleasing people that are just not...
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