Mother Cuppa with Janine Smith | Substack

Notes For Parents

A monthly conversation about being a parent

We can have so many expectations around birth and I always try to talk about it realistically - it’s raw, painful, messy, exhausting, powerful…

Jun 16

Mention mum guilt to my husband and he looks at me blankly. Mention mum guilt to any other mum I know and she gets it. Most of us try our very best as a…

May 31

There is a loneliness of motherhood because having young children is not all about coffee shops and idle chatter. It is not a holiday. It can be one of…

May 10

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