Therealsupermum
Mum to 6 children, wife to Matt. Creator of the most popular & addictive mums group on Facebook. Providing you with an honest insight into parenting, the good, the bad & the ugly. Finalist in the 2011 Women Of Courage Award.
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The Real Supermum Blog
http://www.therealsupermumblog.com/
An honest insight into parenting. The good, the bad and the ugly.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1762 )
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My Best Friend Played With Herself As She Watched Me Being Raped
My mum gave birth to me in 1992 followed by my 2 sisters in 1994 and 1997. My mum and dad didn’t get on, my dad used to cheat on my mum and hurt her so she... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I Failed At The Dummy Task
Kaiden Loved His DummyI have just stumbled upon an article about dummies and as I seriously struggled to take the dummy off my two I had a read. Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Oh Shit The Tooth Fairy Forgot
My 10 year old daughter proudly showed me the huge bloody gap in her mouth where her tooth had come loose and had fallen out. Great I thought, the photographer... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
A Bank Account That Credits Your Account Each Day With £86,400
Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with £86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I Had To Deliver My Dead Baby At 16 Weeks
I have decided to write this piece as have just read a post – My Baby Was Born Stillborn At 33 Weeks by a very brave mum. My experience isnt such a tragic... Read more
Posted on 29 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I Can’t Hug My Children
I don’t ever remember a time when my own mother told she loved me, I can’t hug my children, is the reason why because I was never hugged by own mother, that it... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Which Postnatal Depression Treatment Worked For You?
Postnatal depression affects so many new mothers and the reason many fear postnatal depression treatment is that it means they firstly have to accept that they... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I Don’t Agree With Babies Being Put Into A Crèche
A mum explains why she quit her job and prefers being a stay at home mum. She does not agree with babies being put into a crèche and believes its important for... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING -
Did You Give Your Baby Bump a Name?
It always gives me a warm feeling when I see mums to be have given their baby bumps a name; I always used the name “bump” with all of mine. I was not very... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Guest Posts For Mummy Bloggers; Deceptive Advertising Tricks?
I receive many guest posts, many from people who at the start lie to me, they inform me they are a young writer trying to build a writing portfolio, they send m... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
Mummy Blogging & PR Pet Hates
I have had the great pleasure of meeting some amazing and inspiring mommy bloggers during my time of blogging and I know all too well how much we pride ourselve... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
The Real Supermum Saved My Life
On the 15th of May this year I was diagnosed as bipolar. What the hell is that, it frightened me. I thought I was just depressed and annoying at times but so... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
The Drug-Free Home Birth of My Sixth Baby
To make sense of this story I will first give you a little background on my previous labours. My first baby was born ten weeks early as I was very ill and... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
You Sent Me Flowers To Say Sorry For Hurting Me
I did not expect to write this but yesterday a rather large and beautiful bunch of flowers arrived from you, with a simple card that read “Sorry”. Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I Don’t Want To Work – A Mums Confession
I don’t want to work because I want to be a stay at home mum, I want to be the one who raises my children. I cannot afford childcare if both my partner and I... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
I’m Schizophrenic Should I Have Children?
This is my first blog post for Supermum and one thing you should know about me is that I tend to jump straight into things! No introduction, just background... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 FAMILY, HEALTH, PARENTING, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Should My Deaf Friend Make A Complaint?
I was rather disgusted to hear my friend Angie upset because a bus driver had made a rather discriminating comment in regards to her disability. Angie is deaf... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, WOMEN'S ISSUES -
The ESA Medical For Mental Health Patients Is Laughable
I had been in receipt of ESA allowance for a number of months when a letter arrived detailing I had to attend a medical assessment which would prove if I was... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Turning My Back On Mummy Blogging Because Of Mentally Ill People
These past few days have been hard for me and I was even brave enough to share with the readers of the blog the reasons why. That anxiety is eating up my life. Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF EXPRESSION -
Is Taking Your Kids To A Playgroup Important?
I have attended playgroups or mother and toddler groups as they are called in my area in the past but as my anxiety grew so did the fear of returning to them.... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION