tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post3361201267468906164..comments2023-09-20T15:43:37.167+01:00Comments on Adventures of an Unfit Mother: Is It Just Me?Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-35971457523673371922014-07-13T06:19:52.549+01:002014-07-13T06:19:52.549+01:00Hello Emma, I have never read a blog before but so...Hello Emma, I have never read a blog before but somehow came across yours last night. V enjoyable, true to live. A non alcoholic 'pick me up'. ...... I will now attempt to post this. Second time:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459943505243459740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-68270317448469420022014-04-18T07:53:27.621+01:002014-04-18T07:53:27.621+01:00Same! There is ALWAYS something to do - that blood...Same! There is ALWAYS something to do - that bloody tesco shop included - and I've only just started blog and veer between wanting to go full on at it and thinking that gradual is better as then I'm enjoying it. You're right - it's us that do this to ourselves. We should take our foot off our necks and see what happens. Probably all a lot more enjoyable! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205328386408210417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-50703986448556070552014-04-09T23:16:33.571+01:002014-04-09T23:16:33.571+01:00Really Suzanne? I honestly thought I was the only ...Really Suzanne? I honestly thought I was the only one. Tell you what, let's make a pact to keep 'Er lit, at least till the September so we can get to meet and drink champers and dance the night away :-) thanks honey xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-87550003203902390382014-04-09T23:14:14.115+01:002014-04-09T23:14:14.115+01:00Thank you Emma- I'm so glad it's not just ...Thank you Emma- I'm so glad it's not just me and I love the thought that we're all in it together. XxxxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-19470192303090513832014-04-09T23:11:38.231+01:002014-04-09T23:11:38.231+01:00Mags, I love you! Thank you so much girl- I LOVE t...Mags, I love you! Thank you so much girl- I LOVE the idea of a mini series although I'm not sure anyone would watch it! It would HAVE to be Joan from Mad Men playing me obvs. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-75899716462705566242014-04-09T23:09:30.543+01:002014-04-09T23:09:30.543+01:00Thank you Brenda- between you and Alison, I've...Thank you Brenda- between you and Alison, I've got two great role models. And thanks for the big sister hug- I needed that! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-73066578731308543032014-04-09T23:08:18.850+01:002014-04-09T23:08:18.850+01:00Anna- thank you for all those lovely words and you...Anna- thank you for all those lovely words and you're so right- I DO mostly love it and it wouldn't be too long before I'd be back writing. I'm so glad you're in a better place now and its funny as mothers we never ever feel we're getting the right balance, do we! And thanks for the vote as well babe xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-44514496678781290762014-04-09T23:02:13.063+01:002014-04-09T23:02:13.063+01:00You're not rambling.....and that means lots. T...You're not rambling.....and that means lots. Thank you babe xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-56904117119320917202014-04-09T23:00:37.962+01:002014-04-09T23:00:37.962+01:00Thank you Laura....and that ice cream sounds amazi...Thank you Laura....and that ice cream sounds amazing. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-17168690895193668142014-04-09T22:59:38.432+01:002014-04-09T22:59:38.432+01:00I'm blushing now :-)I'm blushing now :-)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-22054175009535973572014-04-09T22:58:18.150+01:002014-04-09T22:58:18.150+01:00Thank you- that means an awful lot. Thank you- that means an awful lot. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-91232252026588703322014-04-09T22:56:22.913+01:002014-04-09T22:56:22.913+01:00Thank you so much for reminding me that soon enoug...Thank you so much for reminding me that soon enough the kids will be grown and gone- I need to remember that. The days are long but the years are short. XxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-15985188504646726612014-04-09T22:55:12.310+01:002014-04-09T22:55:12.310+01:00Alison - thank you so much for your honesty- I can...Alison - thank you so much for your honesty- I can imagine how that note must have been a punch in the stomach. But you're right, there never seems to be enough time or enough ears, but all you can do is your best. And I love the thought of just being 'good enough'. XxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-47877651533259450332014-04-09T22:52:32.817+01:002014-04-09T22:52:32.817+01:00It absolutely is help enough - thank you. And a ca...It absolutely is help enough - thank you. And a caramel square ALWAYS helps! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-72177726552896694782014-04-09T15:39:38.208+01:002014-04-09T15:39:38.208+01:00Emma - this could be me writing this. I'm not ...Emma - this could be me writing this. I'm not doing the whole MADs promotion thing either. I regularly (daily) think about giving up altogether and constantly feel overwhelmed by all there is to do with a growing family of 5. You're not alone and sadly I have no answers, other than going with the flow - ditching the list in favour of a much-needed but of sunshine. Makes us all feel better x xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610843552921892203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-75317630365721615652014-04-08T20:51:02.192+01:002014-04-08T20:51:02.192+01:00Emma, it is absolutely not just you! I think we al...Emma, it is absolutely not just you! I think we all fall into this trap at one point or another, of doubting ourselves. The fact is, it's just so hard to do it all and I think we just need to try and take the pressure off a little. I know i often look at other people and think they're doing it all where I'm failing miserably,but are they really? Or are they thinking the same about me when i know i definitely am not? Anyway, we're all in it together chick. And for what it's worth, i think your blog is pretty amazing :) xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507383692021872746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-76875457974096858022014-04-08T12:43:40.572+01:002014-04-08T12:43:40.572+01:00Emma I LOVE your blog. It brightens my day when I ...Emma I LOVE your blog. It brightens my day when I read it. It is warm, human and funny - sometimes - laugh out loud funny! A 'fictionalised' account of life chez vous would be such a treat to read. Who would you want to play you in the film/mini series?<br />Keep going girl!! Mags xxscarlettrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118978773149982068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-45363640952639909582014-04-07T23:30:51.679+01:002014-04-07T23:30:51.679+01:00I am so there... I fact, you had me at caramel. Th...I am so there... I fact, you had me at caramel. Thanks babe- I know you understand. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-5385107703251743122014-04-07T23:29:18.469+01:002014-04-07T23:29:18.469+01:00Sara- it's so hard to get the work life balanc...Sara- it's so hard to get the work life balance right isn't it. And thank you xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-7465395795626156822014-04-07T23:24:23.067+01:002014-04-07T23:24:23.067+01:00Ive no idea.....but they're hard to like!Ive no idea.....but they're hard to like! Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231909904015489879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-78227951523466678452014-04-07T21:32:45.296+01:002014-04-07T21:32:45.296+01:00I love you Emma. You're doing it all right. I ...I love you Emma. You're doing it all right. I wish I was back there wondering if the chaos would ever come to an end and thinking everyone else was getting it right but me. I was wrong we are all right. Because we are doing the best we can. I still have days like you've described but like Alison says my eldest is 25 and my five are brilliant!! Big sister hug xxxBrendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-74633272160264356262014-04-07T21:32:19.632+01:002014-04-07T21:32:19.632+01:00Hi Emma, well as you can see, we ALL feel like tha...Hi Emma, well as you can see, we ALL feel like that sometimes. I work full-time outside the home, I have a long commute and I have 2 kids. I have always worked full-time. Didn't have the choice. BUT I would so have loved to have stayed at home with my kids. So of course I feel so, so guilty about that, even though my boys are happy DESPITE my rotten marriage (divorced now - new mortgage after buying the old man out of the house). I don't thing anyone gets it right - or at least none of us think so. So take some time out from your blog if you need to. Don't put yourself under any pressure to blog until YOU want to do it. I'm sure it won't be too long before you tootle back and start writing. You are very, very good at it and you obviously (mostly) enjoy it. So cut yourself some slack ... and then get on with doing the things you enjoy. You know what they say, "the years are short but the days are long", or maybe I really am paraphrasing Confuscious! Oh, and I voted for you as the most entertaining blog. So there! You are obviously doing something right. Take care. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-29074788518171727542014-04-07T21:32:14.634+01:002014-04-07T21:32:14.634+01:00Um - What?! Emma you are hardly the queen of medio...Um - What?! Emma you are hardly the queen of mediocre. You are a finalist in the mads in two of the most competitive categories. I love your blog. You selling point is that it is real, funny, well written and not just full of reviews and sponsored posts like many of the so called 'popular blogs'<br />But anyway all those other things, i struggle with them too and you have much more to deal with than I. I also wonder whats the point, but the only point for me is that i enjoy it. I'm not trying to make money or anything else so am actually trying to cut back a bit as it's taking up too much of my time as a hobby.<br />Anyway i'm rambling on but i hope that made sense. I love your blog, that is all :)Hurrah For Ginhttp://hurrahforgin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-59454152320780484262014-04-07T19:42:25.826+01:002014-04-07T19:42:25.826+01:00Hi Emma - Just put it out there honey!! It feels ...Hi Emma - Just put it out there honey!! It feels so much better! I don't mind if you don't blog regularly. Whose life is so interesting every day!! I honestly have given up reading some blogs (I read yours and one other!!) as I cannot believe people do something worth writing about every single day! If I had a day a fortnight that might be interesting to anyone I would be surprised (Although a whopping great ice cream sundae at Fortnum and Mason on Saturday was one of them!). You keep going honey we are all there some days. I am sitting here tonight, should be working, should be ironing, should be chatting to the children about their day and I am doing none of it. Chin up honey .. Lots of love Laura xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917582087359676920.post-88671127037171540912014-04-07T19:17:11.024+01:002014-04-07T19:17:11.024+01:00Please dont stop writing! I do love your blog even...Please dont stop writing! I do love your blog even if its not making you a fortune it really makes me smile. XAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953857143955521057noreply@blogger.com