BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020Maria Comment

When I watched the movie Blinded by the Light I had a visceral reaction to the protagonist, Javed. I understood his every word [...]

WHAT IS THE OPTIMUM TIME FOR MATERNITY LEAVE?

June 17, 2015August 22, 2017Maria Comment

I wrote the below post two years ago and while the issue of paid parental leave seems to have dropped off the political [...]

March 16, 2015March 10, 2016Maria 2

This is the book you read when you don’t want to go on a guilt trip about your parenting. This is the book [...]

September 4, 2014Maria 1

I was listening to some teenagers talking last week and they used a phrase that has been around since I was in high [...]

August 26, 2014Maria 2

So we’ve all had those moments of panic. The “what have we done?” panic. I get them. All. The. Time. Usually it’s in [...]

February 18, 2014Maria 4

As a busy mum (aren’t we all?) and concerned parent we all know that there are particular ways we need to approach our [...]