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The Grumpy Parent

“To parent well is to be miserable.” — A Grumpy Parent

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Tried and Tested Grump Busters

Tiny ways to tame your mind. Take control of the black dog – or at least get him to stop barking in your face.

anxiety, depression, featured, hormones, mood, sleepless nights, surviving

What kind of example are you setting those kids, eh?!

Yes you. What are you doing with your life? Shouldn’t you be setting an example, or something?

expectations, happiness, life, motherhood, parenting, social norms, truth

Kids. Ignore them or fight them?

Discipline or ignore? Fight or flight? Argue or avoid? Can parents ever win? Yes we can.

fighting the kids, kids bedtime, parenting, stress, tech wars

Baby vs teenager? A crappy parenting quiz.

One minute they are babies, the next they are… not. Which stage is worst? Take our quiz.

kids, parenting, pre-teen, teenager

Are we too grumpy?

Is it time to ditch the grump and parent like a hero? We’re not sure.

kids, parenting, stress, surviving
Grumpyparent.com text tips

Text wars – surviving the kids’ feuds

The squad: the new gang. The WhatsApp group where your child can communicate from the safety of their bedroom without consequence…

anxiety, communication, devices, iphones, kids, parenting, stress, tech

Give us a break, Thursday. Please.

Thursdays are the new Fridays? Hardly. Not for parents. And definitely not for grumpy parents…

busy, kids, parenting, school run, stress

Snowflakes? Our kids are so flakey, they’re powder.

You thought the snowflake generation was flakey? Our kids set a new level: Deep Powder.

clubs, extra curricular activities, hobbies, kids hobbies, parenting, snowflakes

Date night beauty fix (for broken mums)

It’s not a first date. This is parental escaping. And this is our miracle beauty kit. You’re welcome.

beauty, date night

Tired? You don’t even know tired.

Jon Bon Jovi once said, ‘Live while you’re alive and sleep when you’re dead’. Bullshit Jon, I still want my sleep.

beauty sleep, sleep deprivation, sleepless nights

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