‘Can I have Facebook?’
‘Can I have Facebook?’ he says. ‘No.’ ‘But why not?’ ‘Because you’re not 13.’ ‘But everyone else has it, it’s not FAIR.’ I know it’s…
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Too young to die
Recently I wrote about how my daughter was halfway to 16 and how it seemed she was growing up very fast. But however grown up 16…
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Remembering Sochi
The winter Olympics in Sochi start today. When I realised they were going to be in Sochi, I was excited. Almost as excited as I…
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Forgetful tweens
I’ve heard it said that the reason teenagers rebel against their parents is that it is nature’s way of teaching them to be independent. They…
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Things they don’t tell you…
When I was 19, I had my nose pierced. My mum and dad were disappointed for about 30 seconds and then they were fine with…
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The Gallery: Youth
This is me in 1991 on my 18th birthday. Look how cool I am. Look at my youthful attitude. Actually, I didn’t have an attitude….
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The Gallery: The 1980s
Ah, the ’80s! The decade that fashion forgot. It was all hairspray, blue eye make-up, huge plastic earring, ra-ra skirts, leggings in a range of…
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The worst birthday ever
While reflecting the other day on the fact that my birthday this year might be a bit crap read about it here, I remembered my…
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Heat, kids and body image
My name is MumofThree and I am a Heat reader. Seriously, I am. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. I love Heat magazine. It’s funny…
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Body image
One of my biggest fears for my daughter growing up is not that she will get pregnant at the age of 16, because I don’t…
