M.A.M (Middle-Aged-Mum) Diaries

M.A.M (Middle-Aged-Mum) Diaries

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The Great Screen Hide-and-Seek: Mum vs. The Streak Addicts
When I imagined parenting a teenager, I thought I’d be worried about boyfriends/girlfriends, bad grades, or the odd rebellious backchat. What I didn’t…
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Wellies & Wranglers: Calling All Secret Teenage Scribblers!
I remember getting my very first journal the day I was dropped off at boarding school, aged nine. It had Garfield on the cover, because obviously, a…
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Sex and the Gilded City: Corsets & Cosmos
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you dropped Carrie Bradshaw and her Manolos smack into a Fifth Avenue ballroom circa 1885? Would she be…
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June 2025

The Great Cucumber Con of Suburbia
Last week, I went for a long-overdue catch-up hike with a girlfriend, you know, the kind of walk that’s part therapy, part dog walk, and 100% gossip…
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Brits Abroad: The Monthly Curry Club of Mill Valley
Once a month, something very British and borderline sacred takes place in Mill Valley, a picturesque enclave nestled at the foot of Mount Tamalpais…
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Refugee Week: A Mother, a Backpack, and a Promise
I know my recent posts have leaned a little heavy, but honestly, the world feels heavy right now. I usually reach for humor to get through the madness…
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Summers Then vs. Now: From Lazy to Logistics
Ahhh, summer. Back in the day, it was pure freedom, being set free from the strict rules and regulations of a boarding school institution, as if…
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Four Seasons: The Marriage Weather Report
Mum always said that you need to test any partner through all the seasons, especially when you’re as grumpy as I am in winter, and come alive and…
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May 2025

Dear Sons: Be More Like Joe
I haven’t been able to concentrate since I heard the devastating news about President Joe Biden’s stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis. A weight settled in…
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The Naked Truth: What a Turkish Bath Did to My Soul (and Skin)
On my way home from Lithuania (in case you missed my love letter to Vilnius last week), a dear friend and fellow advisor and I made a two-day pit stop…
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Confessions from the G-Spot of Europe: Vilnius, You Saucy Minx
They call Vilnius the G-spot of Europe, and no, I’m not making that up. The actual tourism board signed off on the advertising campaign in 2018. The…
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Flags of Unity: Lessons from Vilnius
This week, this M.A.M. is on the road, exploring the utterly charming and vibrant city of Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹. I’m here for the amazing WAKE…
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