Comments on: Good Mummy, Bad Parent? http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/ Motivation & Inspiration for mums in business Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Bartmann http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Bill Bartmann Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:45:32 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-146 Great site...keep up the good work. Great site…keep up the good work.

]]> By: Pippa http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Pippa Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:59:18 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-81 My favourite Good Mummy moment by my Mummy to me and my Sister was when she would let us stay at home during the school holidays when she was at work at the little corner shop until lunchtime, she was sneaky though as I also remember doing a lot of cleaning when she wasn't there! The thing I do most often for Top Ender is let Daddy sneak her some treats into her room for a midnight feast... she still hasn't worked out that I make them all though! My favourite Good Mummy moment by my Mummy to me and my Sister was when she would let us stay at home during the school holidays when she was at work at the little corner shop until lunchtime, she was sneaky though as I also remember doing a lot of cleaning when she wasn’t there!

The thing I do most often for Top Ender is let Daddy sneak her some treats into her room for a midnight feast… she still hasn’t worked out that I make them all though!

]]> By: British Mummy Bloggers Carnival – life’s a beach…part I | Nixdminx http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-80 British Mummy Bloggers Carnival – life’s a beach…part I | Nixdminx Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:49:07 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-80 [...] – here’s a new one on me – Mum’s the Blog – it’s very swish and chic – which means I like it ) Especially chocolate [...] [...] – here’s a new one on me – Mum’s the Blog – it’s very swish and chic – which means I like it ) Especially chocolate [...]

]]> By: Bryan Andrews http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Bryan Andrews Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:04:19 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-78 Okay I'm pretending to be a mummy ;-) I let my 9yr old stay up until 23:15 on a school night playing Scrabble with my wife and I. We had a great time and he learnt how to cheat at Scrabble, make up words, use a dictionary, and tease his parents (who both lost) and generally had a great evening with his Mum and Dad all laughing our heads off. Nice blog Okay I’m pretending to be a mummy ;-) I let my 9yr old stay up until 23:15 on a school night playing Scrabble with my wife and I. We had a great time and he learnt how to cheat at Scrabble, make up words, use a dictionary, and tease his parents (who both lost) and generally had a great evening with his Mum and Dad all laughing our heads off.

Nice blog

]]> By: MumVersusKids http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-77 MumVersusKids Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:57:32 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-77 I end up accidentally being a "good mummy" whenever my in-laws are over, by casually looking the other way while grandma feeds my kids a load of cupcakes just minutes before dinner. One of the "good mummy" moments I love most is giving my 2 year old daughter free rein to actually act like a 2 year old. Much of the time I have to be so rigid about how long it takes to get places since her little brother is usually yelling for his lunch or his nap.. so once a week I leave him with a friend and take her out on her own to wherever she fancies going. She wanders around, inspects each and every bug, stick and flower, pockets a few stones, practices her kicks and pirouettes, walks sideways, whatever. No rush, no rules, just hanging out being 2. Makes us both feel great & I wish we could do it every day! I end up accidentally being a “good mummy” whenever my in-laws are over, by casually looking the other way while grandma feeds my kids a load of cupcakes just minutes before dinner.

One of the “good mummy” moments I love most is giving my 2 year old daughter free rein to actually act like a 2 year old. Much of the time I have to be so rigid about how long it takes to get places since her little brother is usually yelling for his lunch or his nap.. so once a week I leave him with a friend and take her out on her own to wherever she fancies going. She wanders around, inspects each and every bug, stick and flower, pockets a few stones, practices her kicks and pirouettes, walks sideways, whatever. No rush, no rules, just hanging out being 2.

Makes us both feel great & I wish we could do it every day!

]]> By: Susie http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Susie Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:34:50 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-76 OMG! This rings so true with me! Am constantly obsessing about whether kids have eaten enough fruit & veg, got plenty of exercise, watched too much television etc... I've not quite channeled my "good mummy" properly yet! Kids had sausage, chips & beans for lunch, followed by freshly made raspberry frozen yoghurt (need their fruit!). Spent 1½ hours this morning watching TV so I could work, so none this afternoon. The sun is now shining - they're indoors, but have this constant nagging voice telling me to send them out. After reading this, will definitely be attempting to throw caution to the wind and be a "good mummy" more often, a bit more whole heartedly than at present. OMG! This rings so true with me! Am constantly obsessing about whether kids have eaten enough fruit & veg, got plenty of exercise, watched too much television etc…

I’ve not quite channeled my “good mummy” properly yet! Kids had sausage, chips & beans for lunch, followed by freshly made raspberry frozen yoghurt (need their fruit!). Spent 1½ hours this morning watching TV so I could work, so none this afternoon. The sun is now shining – they’re indoors, but have this constant nagging voice telling me to send them out.

After reading this, will definitely be attempting to throw caution to the wind and be a “good mummy” more often, a bit more whole heartedly than at present.

]]> By: Catrin Mills http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Catrin Mills Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:38:39 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-75 Thank goodness I'm not alone!! Chocolate buttons are a treat in our house too :-) Deprive your kids too much of things they love and they'll just want them all the time anyway. We all deserve treats now and again, even kids. Catrin x Thank goodness I’m not alone!!

Chocolate buttons are a treat in our house too :-)

Deprive your kids too much of things they love and they’ll just want them all the time anyway.

We all deserve treats now and again, even kids.
Catrin x

]]> By: Tracy Gardiner http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/2009/07/30/an-occasional-treat/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Tracy Gardiner Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:48:57 +0000 http://www.mumstheboss.co.uk/blog/?p=602#comment-74 Hooray for good mummies!! Yesterday my 3 had nothing but chocolate spread pancakes for lunch, followed by chocolate custard! I had a whole day of good mummy stuff a few weeks ago too - spent the whole day doing all the things I 'shouldn't' do!! read about it here... http://purple-path-coaching.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-cant-be-bothered-is-it-ok-to-say-that.html Hooray for good mummies!! Yesterday my 3 had nothing but chocolate spread pancakes for lunch, followed by chocolate custard!

I had a whole day of good mummy stuff a few weeks ago too – spent the whole day doing all the things I ‘shouldn’t’ do!! read about it here…

http://purple-path-coaching.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-cant-be-bothered-is-it-ok-to-say-that.html

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