2019 – Page 2 – The Motherload

The Truth About: Having Kids Less Than A Year Apart

My kids are 11.5 months apart which means for a few weeks every year I’m in the slightly bizarre position of having two non-twin children the same age (in years at least). Here are some of my early observations for…

By Sophie Keenan

MOLOzine

How To Cope When Your Child Has Food Allergies

The day you find out your child has a food allergy is going to change your life. Allergies are almost dismissed by some as being trivial, but the sheer fact of the matter is food is integral to not only…

By Harriet Ernstsons-Evans

MOLOzine

Beware The Mumsplainers!

When we first heard the term "Mansplaining" last year, we sighed with relief that there was finally a word for the infuriating experience of hearing a man over-explain something to a woman in the most condescending way imaginable. A victory…

By Emily Cleary

MOLOzine

A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

Is it anti-feminist, or victim-blaming to worry about your teenage daughter wearing revealing clothes? I ask, because I posed a question on The Motherload Facebook group which sparked a debate which made me question myself and my attitudes. I was…

By Lisa Timoney

MOLOzine

‘When Are You Going To Have A[nother] Baby?’

Last year, one of my best friends told me that she and her partner were trying for their second baby... I had just had a reasonably long semi-rant about how the two of us seemed to be the only ones…

By Amy Benziane

MOLOzine

Breaking With Tradition: My Husband Took My Surname

What's in a name? Apparently, quite a lot. A lot of old fashioned misconception, assumption, and expectation that if you marry, that’s it - you’ll ‘take’ your husband’s name. That your children will have their father’s name. Why? Well, from…

By survivormum

MOLOzine

Hymen Rights: Why Virginity Testing Must Be Banned

Growing up, I thought I would be a teacher Monday to Friday, a pop star on Saturdays and a mummy on Sundays. I had it all planned out. At no point did I consider that I might become something of …

By Eve Canavan

MOLOzine

The Motherload Book Club: The Undercover Mother

Has reading for pleasure become a distant memory? Would you like to get back into reading in the evenings once the children are in bed? Perhaps you feel you need some good book recommendations to get you back on track.…

By Hannah England

The Truth About: Having Kids Less Than A Year Apart

How To Cope When Your Child Has Food Allergies

Beware The Mumsplainers!

A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing

‘When Are You Going To Have A[nother] Baby?’

Breaking With Tradition: My Husband Took My Surname

Hymen Rights: Why Virginity Testing Must Be Banned

The Motherload Book Club: The Undercover Mother

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?

Maternal mental health: How my mind broke into a million pieces

Network Marketing: A Cult For Mums?

You Know You’re a Mum of Twins When…

The Truth About: Poonamis