It is 2.49 a.m and I am sitting in my car. I just had a good cry. I am feeling desperate. I am falling apart. I am exhausted. I am fed up. At this hour almost every night I resent being a mother. It may sound awful but it is how I am feeling right…
Following my post about the reality of breastfeeding, which i wrote when I was having a really bad day, I thought it would only be fair to show the other side of the coin and share 12 things that I actually love about breastfeeding: The cuddles. Curling up with your baby whilst breastfeeding is one…
Okay, I know. I go against the typical breastfeeding mother who usually goes on about how rosy the whole experience is. The thing is, I am all about keeping it real when it comes to parenting, and the current image of breastfeeding that is being portrayed in the media; i.e: “a beautiful supermodel serenely breastfeeding…
It was announced yesterday that Malta’s court had given the go-ahead for the first adoption of a child by a same-sex couple. Kris Grima, one half of the couple, posted a photo of baby Ben and a long statement on Facebook introducing their new bundle of joy and addressing people who criticized the announcement. The full statement is…
Pasta Primavera (serves 4) What you need: 1 x chopped onion. 1 x can of tuna (circa 120g) 1 x 700ml jar chopped tomatoes (polpa) ( or 2 x 400g cans). ½ x can of sweetcorn (150g). 1 x tbsp. frozen peas. ½ x red pepper (or any colour really) – chopped. 400g x tagliatelle…
Sometimes when you live on a small island, it is easy to feel like there is not much you could do with young children. Yes there are beautiful beaches and the weather is, for the most part, wonderful. However what if you are not up for the beach, but it is still a beautiful day…
Thursday 23rd June 2016 Dr. Roselyn Borg is a lawyer by profession with more than 10 years’ experience practicing law both in Malta and in the UK. She also develops and delivers training programmes and presents a radio programme (Id-Dinja tax-xoghol). She is a mother to a 17-month old boy Edward. This is a very rare sight of Roselyn. She…
The internet is outraged at what they are calling a “careless” babysitter who seems to have purposely put the 7-month old baby in her care under a bucket which was about to tip over and spill gallons of water directly on the baby.
What a tragic week for Orlando, Florida. On Tuesday night a 2-year-old boy was pulled by an alligator into a lagoon in Walt Disney World resort and has since been found dead, authorities said. The boy’s family was at a movie night outdoors at the Grand Floridian resort when around 9 p.m. the boy waded…
The World Health Organization is strongly suggesting those who live in countries that have been infected by the Zika virus through an infected mosquito to consider delaying pregnancy to avoid having a baby with brain damage or other birth defects. According to data from the WHO and the Centers for Disease Control, And CNN there…