The best part of parenting: when you stop relying on the internet

I became heavily reliant on the internet when my son was a tiny baby. And I literally mean tiny. He had been termed “failure to thrive”, a hideous diagnosis for any parent to hear. The best support I found was online where groups of mums gathered in forums to provide solace, comfort and advice for other people whose children were in a similar predicament.

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Turn away if you are not an animal lover

I must warn you that this is not a post for people who do not get this meme.

dog party

There was a time my sister and her family wouldn’t have nodded sagely like they should have when they read that. They would now, because they understand.

They understand because they have Spencer, a gorgeous Groodle who has turned my sister, her husband and their two kids into the type of people who smile every time they walk into the door because there is a dog in their lives. They are also the type of people who now celebrate dog birthdays.

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