by caitlinw | Jan 5, 2017 | Parenting
I looked down at the smashed glass Christmas bauble and felt hot tears well in my eyes. I knew it was irrational, but the disappointment, exasperation and feelings of failure that had been bubbling away finally made it the surface, and the broken Christmas decoration...
by caitlinw | Oct 31, 2016 | Parenting, Professional Writing
Time is a funny thing. When things are going well and life is busy, days feel like minutes, weeks feel like hours. Before you know it, it’s Christmas and you’re saying things like ‘where did the year go’ to relatives you haven’t managed...
by caitlinw | Jun 24, 2016 | Parenting
I’m 6 months pregnant with my second child, and although I’m definitely more exhausted, I feel like a huge whale already and can’t comprehend how I’m going to last 3 more months while running after a toddler, fortunately everything is going...
by caitlinw | Nov 15, 2015 | Parenting, Professional Writing
Prior to having a child, I had no idea what ‘type’ of parent I would be. There are all these words you hear: attachment, free range, tiger mum, helicopter. Could I do cry it out? Do I really want to ‘wear’ my child all the time? How will I respond to a stage 4...
by caitlinw | Nov 6, 2015 | Parenting, Travel
It’s now been a few months since we got back from our overseas jaunt. The dust has settled, we’re back into routine and the temper tantrums; jetlag induced sleepless nights and those awful 24-hour plane trips are just a distant memory. So if I had my time over again,...