Back to Work, Baby Maker
“But the reality of leaving my baby when she’s about to be an actual walking, talking person, to spend more than half of my waking hours with people I care way less about, is just not right.But most of us do it. “
The Motherload: Shits & Giggles
“We didn’t push the potty training too hard, warned by many that he might rebel and either get a tattoo or start pinching loafs all over the house.”
Bye-Bye, Sweet Bungalow
“It’s time to leave this house and yet I don’t know how.”
The Motherload: Who Gives a Mother F*ck
“My house is messy and not a shit do I give. Sticky floors happy kids or whatever the fuck that coaster says. Fuck coasters.”
The Motherload: In Love with My in-Laws
Vicki Murphy on letting the In-laws in.
The Motherload: Savage for Sugar
Sugar doesn’t just look like crack. It is crack. Or, at least, it’s highly addictive and totally killing us, which is close enough.
The Motherload: Once Bitten, Twat Shy
Vicki explains how a birth plan helped “give a voice to my vadge” for a better labour experience the second time around.
The Motherload: The Good-enough Nursery
“Nothing is perfect, baby. This house is a state, but it’s ours. This bedroom is strange, but it’s warm.”
The Motherload: Last Baby Blues
Vicki Murphy on the realization this will be her last child