School drop-off selfie Mother's Day is coming up, and we are again reminded of the great mothers in our lives. There is no one that...

#TBT - Breastfeeding in public   This is World Breastfeeding Week! I am still an advocate for breastfeeding as long as possible! I do be...

I have to laugh at myself and my thoughts around parenthood. The Universe has a quirky way of coming back to slap you with your own smu...

Celebrate Motherhood over 40 Mothers' Day e-card I did have a child over 40 years of age, but you tend to forget it in the normal r...

It was National Bad Poetry Day in the US on the 18th August last week. I saw a mention of it last Friday on a blog, and submitted my own at...

I saw the link about happier older moms on Twitter through Flower Power Moms this week. I totally agree when I compare it with my younge...

Angel La Liberte, Mom of two I was just contemplating being the older mother , and saying that I think it doesn't matter that much wh...

Some mothers walk with the older-mother-chip on their shoulders. “I am an older mother; therefore I know better!” (We all know them! I ha...

I never planned to have another kid after 40, but I think it is true for most moms after 40. Life happens, and sometimes you don't have ...

Who would have thought that breastfeeding your toddler is such a pleasure? You don’t contemplate going past that first few weeks breastfeedi...

I only heard about attachment parenting after Mieka was born. The Mommaliscious Mamma’s site was one of the places where I first became awar...

The Moms with the hair and the make-up and the clothes and nails. Skinny, off course! With small month(s)-old babies in their arms. Definite...

Being an older mother (over 40) makes you aware of muscles and bones. I have a back and I have shoulders. I did not know it is used as much ...

( MA is mother in the Afrikaans language, but also an abbreviation for Magister Atrium ) Arnia has started with her exams – THAT time of th...

I am still on the subject of punishing babies for naughty behaviour. Babies vs. punish vs. naughty behaviour are not supposed to be mentione...

Zahara , my belly dancing teacher, sent me a sms today: “Hope you are well? We all miss you at dancing! Will we be seeing you soon?” I am ig...

Being a mom over 40, I smugly believed I knew it all, and had done it all. I was prepared and in charge of the new arrival. Shocker! Mieka i...

Yeah! I think Tati is doing its job. Mieka only woke up once during the night. I feel great today. It feels very strange to do the mom-thin...

As a new mom, working, I also feel terribly isolated with regards to connecting to other moms. Most of my friends in the same position are a...