mothersontheverge
Blog URL http://www.mothersontheverge.blogspot.com
Located New York, New York USA
Tags mothers, parenting, family, shanahan, kate, barack, lauren, new york, london
Two mothers, one in New York, one in London, tell it how it is; an honest look at the highs and lows of parenting.
Latest Blog Posts
- The benefits of non-smoking on Nov 18, 2009 in my best friend Marlboro Lights
This non-smoking lark has thus far failed to impress me. Not only do I find it really tricky to write anything bar the most banal email without a ciggie clenched in my desperate fist - hence my disappearance from the blog for the last few days -...
- The strange confusion of the Dubai Hangover on Nov 13, 2009 in alcohol drinking in Dubai gape juice enforced sobriety Dubai
It is an odd thing, being hungover in Dubai. I would, in fact, go as far to say that it is strangely unlike any hangover I have ever had in any other part of the world. For some reason, the tiniest drop of booze consumed here has a more drastic effec...
- YLM turns into a non-smoking b*tch on wheels on Nov 12, 2009 in Bad Mummy Marlboro Lights giving up smoking
Earlier this week I announced that I was thinking about stopping my depraved sucking of the tar-sticks. 20 years or so of having been in the thrall of ciggies is quite embarrassing, not to mention having recently developed a cough that should live in...
- Aussie rules on Nov 11, 2009 in ripper Oz Dubai expat community Oz Mum Aussie Mum Australian Mum Australia
It seems my character assassinations of the different types of mum to be found in Dubai have been quite popular (new readers, see here, here, here, here and here) . In reponse to recent requests for more, here's a shameless stereotype...
- In pursuit of perfection on Nov 10, 2009 in perfection control the cure for perfection inperfection
I'll admit it, I'm a closet perfectionist. I should be on a 12-step programme. My only saving grace is that my pursuit of perfectionism only applies to myself. I'm far more tolerant of others; I enjoy other people's imperfections and tend to di...
- YLM contemplates nicotine withdrawal on Nov 9, 2009 in smoking anti-social behaviour so bite me smugness
I'm trying to give up smoking. Or, at least, I'm thinking about trying to give up smoking. For those who know me off-blog, they will know very well that this shocking news is somewhat akin to Gordon Brown contemplating voluntary resignati...
- Princess Tanty-Pants strikes again on Nov 8, 2009 in 7 year old tantrums
Firstborn has become a bit of a diva. The household vibe used to be dominated by The Small(er) One - who kind people described as 'determined' - but since she turned into a reasonable human being recently (almost overnight, we are still ree...
