2019 | The Motherload

Why I’m Dodging Toy Unboxing Videos

They're fun, they're bright, they're all over YouTube and they are big business: yes, I'm talking about the very strange world of unboxing videos. These are homemade videos of children and grown-ups (with weird child-like voices and hairy arms), opening…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

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The Motherload Book Club’s Top Reads of 2019

In this, The Motherload Book Club’s second year, I’ve read and listened to almost one hundred books. And when it came to narrowing them down to ten, I completely failed. So here’s my top fourteen (in alphabetical order by title).…

By Laura Pearson

MOLOzine

The First Time

Becoming a first-time mum is memorable for a whole host of reasons – and not all of them good. There’s the shellshock of sleep-deprivation, haywire hormones, coming to terms with your body being changed beyond all recognition...but there’s also something…

By Sophie Keenan

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A Letter To Myself As A New Mum

Dear Me, Well, this is harder than you imagined isn't it? I know you feel like you've been sawn in half and that you are buckling under the strain of being needed every waking moment, not to mention the sleeping…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

Boys Love Frozen 2

I am a huge Disney fan and naturally I was excited for the latest film from Disney. The weekend that Disney's Frozen 2 was released to cinemas (almost) worldwide, I was in Madrid with my children. We had just spotted the…

By Paloma

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Don’t Mention the C Word

It’s only the start of December but already the trees are glowing and Mariah Carey is on repeat in every shop you enter. Now I’m no Scrooge (I love presents) but these premature exaltations are tantamount to torture for any…

By Emily Cleary

MOLOzine

The Motherload Book Club: Under The Ice

Have you forgotten what it feels like to read for pleasure? Are you too busy reading children's stories to find time to read the novels you used to love? For book recommendations, monthly readalongs and plenty of book chat, we…

By Hannah England

MOLOzine

Change the Record, Christmas!

Now, I love Christmas more than a Disney princess on 10 wheat-grass shots, and show me a town festooned in white fairy lights and the magic is all set for me. But... this year, my family and I have taken…

By Freyja Torn

Why I’m Dodging Toy Unboxing Videos

The Motherload Book Club’s Top Reads of 2019

The First Time

A Letter To Myself As A New Mum

Boys Love Frozen 2

Don’t Mention the C Word

The Motherload Book Club: Under The Ice

Change the Record, Christmas!

Why Are Our Bits SUCH A Taboo?

Sea-lioning & Parenting Groups: What is it?

Starting School: The Hug Button

We Need To Talk About The Menopause

F**k; My Flexible Working Request Has Been Rejected. What Do I Do Now?

A Million Pieces: Maternal Mental Health

Network Marketing: A Cult For Mums?

You Know You’re a Mum of Twins When…

The Truth About: Poonamis

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