I have something I need to get off my chest: I love post-Miranda Che

Today’s weather can be summer up by the fact that our neighbours are having a BBQ and we’re having a Sunday roast.

My dad used to take us here (even though he was usually a devoted free house patron) to eat chips and roll marbles uphill. Can’t quite believe it’s gone, and I hope the owners are prosecuted.

Five year old has just got into football in a big way. When watching matches he always asks ‘how many Neils is it?’ We scratched our heads for a long time before realising he was asking for the scoreline.

I wrote for The i Paper about the ‘bougie broke’ trend and why I think it trivialises the financial anxieties of the stretched middle… hopefully a more nuanced piece than you might expect from the extract.

‘It’s only free if we put zero value on women’s time, energy and freedom’: the best summary of how the ‘it’s free’ argument in support of exclusive breastfeeding falls down.

And then there’s this. Why does anyone care so much how people feed their babies?! Why are people who formula feed for whatever reason so intentionally and relentlessly punished?! And if you don’t want to accidentally see a tit, don’t look?! Mothers can’t win.

Not saying our society is terminally online but my 5 year old just asked how many instagrams something weighed.

Is there some sort of hypnotherapy you can get for your child to stop them talking in an American accent? Money no obstacle

Oh god, we’re going to have to live through a yassification of Nadine Dorries now aren’t we

What’s the actual point of them?

Was thinking about saving more for my daughter bc of the gender pay gap but actually I’ll just put a hundred quid in her ISA every time a famous man comes out as a rape apologist

I was complacent about how pregnancy would affect my ability to earn 🖋️ Clare Seal via @ipaperviews trib.al/CyIyff5

Shocked to have just been messaged that as I write, the London regional party at #LabourPartyConference is sponsored by a Buy Now Pay Later firm. And the founder was given platform to speak against regulation. Have these firms bought influence with every UK polical party?

My husband is co-working today.

A broken clock and all that

‘Everyone’s got ADHD these days’ Good. Probably worth it to make things a bit easier and more accessible for ‘everyone’ then, isn’t it.

Aaaaargh, STRONG ROOTS UK have changed their fries recipe and now they are terrible. Absolute travesty - change them back quick!

Sure, parenting is hard (help me) but this morning my children invented an award called the Ballon D’Uck and have been awarding it to one another for various feats since then.