Good mum, bad mum, judgey mum's

I've been reading so many articles lately about screentime and kids.

I understand that it's not great for their brains etc and they need to be outside but what the fuck do i do when its 5am and everyone's awake, my brain being the exception?
If i sent them outside, we would surely get evicted. Two overtired kids at 5am fighting over the same ride on car in our back yard. Yeah no, not happening. Ill give them the ipad and my phone any day of the week.

It's not like they're glued to it 24/7 its more like 3/7, Seb anyway, Dais is much much less because of her day nap, that's when Seb clocks up most of his hours, and i can deal with that. The mum guilts creep in occasionally but you know what? Im learning to not give an eff. I'm doing the best i can do with 2 kids while I'm on my own and if i can get a few hours a day of peace and quiet then I'm going to take them.

Daisy

She is nothing like Seb, yet she is everything like him. She is what you would expect from her big brother but she is...more.

That's the funny thing about kids, you never know what youre going to get.
Both of my kids are sweet and stubborn, articulate and imaginative. But a lot of their characteristics are so different. Seb is cautious, a massive thinker and sensitive. Dais is a daredevil, a do as you please-er and has a 2 second rebound rate from everything.

I dreamt of a girl that would like bows, dresses and dolls, but my girl she loves none of that. Sure she likes them, sometimes, but she would rather play with motorbikes or dinosaurs and wear pants with her hair a mess and dirt on her face.

She's a wild girl, full of confidence and sass and i realised thats all i wanted in my girl. For her to be comfortable with who she is and for her to know what she wants, to say a big eff you to the "norm" and just be herself.