The Mummy Files Au

20/01/2023

Yes, it’s a full time job!

The compensational financial value of parents who elect to raise their children at home. From www.Mom.Salary.com

29/07/2022

What I do all day

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and 20 wrappers strewn all around the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open, and so was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog. Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.

In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.
In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.
He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.

As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel.
She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.
He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?'

She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?'
'Yes,' was his incredulous reply.
She answered, 'Well, today I didn't do it.'

(To the person who wrote this originally I am so grateful to you for capturing this so perfectly!)

11/07/2022

In most cases mum’s would love their partners to be more hands on!

10/07/2022

Never a truer word said :)

" A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pyjamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of
his wife’s car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing. In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door. As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went. He looked at her bewildered and asked, ‘What happened here today?’

She again smiled and answered, ‘You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?’ ‘Yes,’ was his incredulous reply. She answered,
‘Well, today I didn’t do it.’"

Original story by Kelly Knowles (1998)

18/06/2022

The juggle is real.

The minutiae of running children’s lives is boundless, enduring, invisible - and stressful - but who does it is rarely measured. New data finds it almost alway mothers.

24/04/2022

Wash the dishes, dry the dishes, turn the dishes over... clean the bench, clean the floor clean the walls…..wash the clothes, dry the clothes, fold the clothes, wash more clothes... yes we do need something- a break, a long bath, to watch a movie, to feel like ourselves 💜

25/06/2020

This is me, eating the burned chop. I’m always saying ‘we mums need to stop putting ourselves last!- and yet, here I am, paradoxically eating the charcoal chop. 😂😂.
Why do we eat the burned chop? Is it that we don't value ourselves as much as others or is that we'd rather keep the peace and not put up with complaining??

23/05/2020

Kids, our little teachers.

After 25 years practicing pediatrics, and caring for thousands of children, I've noticed some patterns that offer me a deeper vision of health.

23/05/2020

Yes Mum's need a break. This article explains it perfectly

Stay at home parents need a break, and we need help to do that. Find out what a stay at home parent really needs to be a happier parent, lover and partner.

23/05/2020

We all want to wrap our kids in cotton wool, but that's not how we foster resilience. Love this reminder xo

What we may justify as "good parenting" can hurt our children later. Unless we're mindful of that, it's easy to handicap them by making their lives too...

23/05/2020

Dad's, you need to read this!

If you're expecting a baby or have a newborn, here are some things your partner wants you to know.

23/05/2020

Friendships change when you have kids. It's all consuming. Sometimes they come full circle when life aligns again and sometimes they don"t. Whatever happens, there's no guilt, we all do our best. xo

I’ve changed. And I want to acknowledge it.

23/05/2020

Oh it’s the little things 😂😂😂

So true!!