‘This is all of us in 2020’: Mum is left in hysterics after her robot vacuum cleaner tangles itself in toilet paper and ‘texts’ her for help from the bathroom Sydney mum Tayla Heness thought she had misplaced her robot vacuum cleaner She then received a phone notification saying the device was ‘in trouble’ After … Read more
Four months of juggling the horrors of home schooling with work and domestic drudgery — with no avenues of escape — has been enough to make many a woman turn to drink. The internet is awash with mums swapping tales of double gins as they struggle through maths lessons and 2pm becoming the new 6pm. … Read more
How do you turn one of the worst things that could happen into a positive? For TV presenter Sophie Morgan, left paraplegic after a car crash, her mother Carol’s can-do attitude was inspirational Sophie with mum Carol in 2011 Sophie’s story TV presenter and disability rights campaigner Sophie Morgan, 35, lives in London For a … Read more
Studio 10 host Narelda Jacobs reveals her mum’s heartwarming reaction after she told her Christian family she was gay By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:41 BST, 4 July 2020 | Updated: 12:41 BST, 4 July 2020 Studio 10 host Narelda Jacobs has spoken candidly about the moment she told her family she … Read more
‘Baby brain’ after giving birth is only a blip — with new mothers regaining their full cognitive function within a year — a study has found. Often dubbed ‘Mumnesia’, it is said this phenomenon manifests as increased forgetfulness and absent-mindedness in mothers shortly after giving birth. However, researchers from the US found that it is short-lived … Read more
My elderly mum died recently leaving the family home, which was in her sole name as my dad died many years ago, to my older half-brother and I. He is my mum’s son from her first marriage, and is now 65, single and childless. He has had, since he was a toddler, little or no … Read more
John and Chrissie Wade: ‘We still feel that we and Mum in particular have been very badly treated by Aviva’ A Devon couple have won a year-long battle with Aviva after it cut off a frail 96-year-old woman’s £100 a month annuity payments. Ellen Wade’s son and daughter-in-law got embroiled in a bizarre misunderstanding over her … Read more
My problems with three teenage boys in lockdown are, I suspect, pretty common. I nag them about getting out of bed, harangue them about washing their hands when they come through the door and then bug them to do the dishes. Nag, harangue, bug is on daily repeat. I’m sure it must be the same … Read more
Why you should clean your carpet NOW: Mum’s disgusting video proves you need to wash your floors every seven days An Australian mum revealed the dirty state of the carpet within her family home She said she washes the carpet once a week because her son has asthma Posting a video and images on Facebook, … Read more
I live in the family home and until last September I was caring for my mum, who has Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, at home. She became too ill and had to go into a local care home. The cost is astronomical and I’m currently using my power of attorney to pay for mum’s care … Read more