But as he left, he grabbed my bump and kissed it, as if saying ‘Ciao’ to his own son. He’s not the father and he knows it. We split up after a massive fight. I didn’t go round to his. He didn’t call or text. For the best part of three months. Three weeks intoContinue reading “He Is Not The Father”
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Addicts Raising Addicts
The hypocrisy of an addict raising an addict and then expecting them not to be an addict infuriates me. When a child witnesses a parents addiction, be it drugs, gambling or alcoholism, whether the child internalises the behaviour as normal or abnormal, the behaviour has an element of normality in their life. To reprimand andContinue reading “Addicts Raising Addicts”
Prison Break: Do Babies Want Out?
39+5 It dawned on me, as I sat on the toilet, urination station visit 15 or other, that babies in utero probably feel like the walls are closing in on them. Like that nightmare where the ceiling is coming down, and the walls are moving towards you and death by crumple is imminent. It’s noContinue reading “Prison Break: Do Babies Want Out?”
Motherhood: Incoming 