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Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Sun, 02/11/2014 - 14:02.
I’ve heard so many women on The Imperfect Mum say “ I have no friends – I’m lonely" Most of us have have experienced this at times in our lives. We’ve looked around and thought - I have no close friends! Normally it's during times of transition. For instance leaving school, the break-up of a relationship, having a baby or moving interstate. Or for some friendship just doesn’t come easy so they...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 25/09/2014 - 09:05.
By fellow Imperfect Mum: Marie Kenyon My beautiful husband, Russ, tragically lost his life on June 4th, 2014. He was my world, my very best friend. I am a better person for having had him in my life, even if it was for only the shortest time. Funny, when we married only 6 weeks prior to his passing, (together 6 years) I thought to myself, "Wow, 6 years, it feels like a lifetime." But now that he'...
Submitted by Kelly De Vries on Sat, 30/08/2014 - 09:19.
I am responding to a question that came through The Imperfect Mum's Facebook site yesterday, which caused an ugly slinging match between many mums. The question was from a mum who was feeling guilty at the amount of days their little one is in daycare (I don’t even think the ratio of working days / errand days / home days matters here really) and this mum felt judgement from the daycare and other...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Thu, 12/06/2014 - 09:45.
Written by a fellow Imperfect Mum Most of us have problems. Some of us are lucky to have family and friends to bounce them off. Some of us don't. It is easy to sit behind a keyboard and judge someone else on what we would have done, how we would have handled it, how well we would have worded our question seeking help. I'm not perfect. I've made mistakes. I've held things in. And sometime I should...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 04/06/2014 - 12:46.
Video of What Does It Mean To Be An Imperfect Mum? 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. All I could feel was such a deep dark feeling of anxiousness. I was completely and utterly overwhelmed. I could hear this voice in my head telling me how hopeless I was. This baby deserved so much more, it was like the walls were...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Fri, 16/05/2014 - 12:25.
I'm excited to share that the conference is moving full steam ahead. I've changed the location to the beautiful city in which I live - CAIRNS. Cairns, the gateway to Queensland’s Tropical North, it's a premier destination and it's MY HOME. So, there's no better place to have our FIRST ever Imperfect Mum Conference. I have so much to tell you but some of it's still top secret - I know, I hate that...
Submitted by Collette White on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 11:02.
1 cup desiccated coconut (110g) 8 medjool dates (85g) ¼ cup raw macadamias (40g) peanut butter (or nut butter of your choice) approximately ¼ cup 2/3 cup rapadura (or brown sugar) (90g) ½ cup coconut oil (liquid form) 90g 2 tblspns cacao (30g) Place desiccated coconut, dates and macadamias into your food processor and blitz until thoroughly combined (1-2 minutes depending on your machine). TMX =...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Fri, 21/02/2014 - 14:42.
*Sponsored post Here's a little insight into what I do for my day job. I'm an Educational Consultant at my family owned business Harleys Educational . The year before my daughter started prep I put together a pack to help us get ready. Since then this pack has become one of our biggest sellers. Here is a quick little video I made about the products featured in that pack. Don't laugh at me and my...
Submitted by Kristin Brumm on Fri, 21/02/2014 - 11:48.
Written by Kristin Brumm If someone asked you to describe physical abuse, chances are you could quickly rattle off a number of violent behaviors. But what if someone asked you to describe what psychological abuse looks like? Would you be able to do it? More importantly, if you or someone you love is in a psychologically abusive relationship, would you even know it? I was, and it took me years to...
Submitted by The Imperfect Mum on Wed, 12/02/2014 - 14:41.
Separation anxiety is fairly normal occurrence and most children will experience this at some stage. And it's something they will eventually grow out of. My daughter suffered from it when she started prep so i've learnt some things along the way so I thought I would share them with you all. 1) Make sure tell them what is happening. Explain using direct language what will be happening try to do...