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Dear parents, carers and anyone responsible for a young person; if you came here to find tips, advice, solutions or any other elixir for raising a child, you’ve come to the wrong place. I am clueless, baffled, overwhelmed and making it up as I go along. I have triplet girls – Anna, Sam and Emily – and all I can do is love them and laugh with them.
Today in the Triplet Life…
From potty training to toilet trials
YOUR CHILD MUST BE POTTY TRAINED AND ABLE TO USE A TOILET BEFORE STARTING SCHOOL. This message, which came across as loud and in caps, puts the fear of failure into me as my children started reception. They were toilet trained, but I was terrified of an accident. Now they are in high school, I’m…
Wave your magic steam wand
So I asked the parent community for its thoughts on the ironing. Here’s what came back and my response in italics; Hang up the clothes straight out of dryer, do not squeeze them into a wardrobe. So straight out the dryer requires me to coordinate the dryer with my availability and my hangers’ availability. It’s…
Ironing?! What even is that…
What does school uniform need ironing? Why does it crease and look rubbish if it’s not ironed? And therefore, why am I ironing regularly for the first time in … well, for the first time in my life, to be honest? I did everything right. I bought shirts, trousers and skirts – all of it…
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