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The one and only. Navigating the feelings of failure in raising an only child.

July 23, 2023 By Tracey Leave a Comment

Having faced the real and agonising possibility of never having a child, the idea of having more than one child was not something I could entertain. It was inconceivable, literally and figuratively. Undergoing IVF, I made bargains with the universe. Give me one baby and I will never ask for anything ever again. I will…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood Tagged With: guilt, life, love, motherhood, only child, raising boys

Just the three of us

July 15, 2019 By Tracey Leave a Comment

You know that feeling when you use to think one thing and suddenly because of what becomes your lived experience you start to think differently? Yep, I do. What feels like a lifetime ago, but was only two years ago, I wrote a blog post called “I have one child, not an only child.”   It…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, IVF, love, motherhood, one child, only child, only child syndrome

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The milestones keep coming, telling me to slow down.

February 1, 2019 By Tracey Leave a Comment

There was never any doubt that today would result in tears.  Mine were a certainty, Charlie’s less so and MM kept it cool. Proud but cool.  I justified my tears by telling Charlie that they were happy tears, because it was an exciting day and a special time.  We are trying to teach him that all…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood Tagged With: first day of school, joy, lessons, life, love, milestones, motherhood, school, time

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I was emotionally derailed by a Kindy concert

December 11, 2018 By Tracey Leave a Comment

I am watching Charlie  doing the moves to “Santa wear your shorts” it is the night of his Kindy concert, I’m smiling and laughing and then suddenly I am holding back tears I didn’t even realise I was holding on to. I hold my breath and suddenly I am remembering when he was a newborn, a time when advice, solicited…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud, Motherhood Tagged With: end of year, joy, Kindergarten, lessons, life, love, motherhood, parenting, prep

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An ordinary life

October 2, 2018 By Tracey Leave a Comment

There is a fabulous article in the Fin Review that I read just recently called “100 Women of Influence.” Accompanied by a list of women who are trailblazing their way through life.  Those who have turned trauma into purpose (Rosie Batty) and others who are making a difference in social enterprise, the arts, business and…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, lessons, life, life goals, love, purpose, relationships, Social Media

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A manifesto on friendship

November 8, 2017 By Tracey 2 Comments

It was quite a few years ago that I read a piece by Rebecca Sparrow called “I had a baby and became a crap friend.”  It was relevant to me because at the time I had a 2 month old baby but I since I was still in that newborn hazy, dazy bubble of baby powder it didn’t resonate…

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Filed Under: Daily Musings, Inside Thoughts Out Loud Tagged With: family, friendship, love, motherhood

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