Boys Love Frozen 2
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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…
Beware The Mumsplainers!
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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…
A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
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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…
Chalk and Cheese
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Chalk and Cheese

How Can my Girls be so Different? ‘It’s another girl,’ said the male sonographer at our twenty-two-week scan, ‘sorry.’ Ignoring the last comment (that’s a whole other article), I remember being delighted that our second, and definitely last, child was…