Sandy Gillman
Bio
I’m a mum to a toddler, just trying to get through the day. I like to write about the ups and downs of parenting. I’m not afraid to tell it like it is. I hope you’ll find something here to laugh, relate to, and maybe even learn from.
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth in Toddlers: Symptoms, Management, and What Actually Helped Us (Besides Wine and Screaming)
Daycare: where you pay good money to take your child so they can catch diseases with unimaginative names. Then you get to look after your child yourself at home, like you do every other day… and, by the way, you’re still paying those daycare fees.
By Sandy Gillman7 months ago in Families
Toddler Milestones on a Friday
I took my son for his 18-month vaccination last Friday. I was nervous about the appointment because at his 12-month vaccination, the nurse warned us that this one would involve three needles. He’s a lot more aware of what’s going on around him now, so I was worried that this visit might be a little traumatising for both of us.
By Sandy Gillman7 months ago in Families
All I Could Give Her Was a Chill. Content Warning.
I don’t remember driving home, but here I am, taking a deep breath to prepare myself before I walk inside. I enter the house expecting another argument, or at the very least a seething glare, but she doesn’t even look up.
By Sandy Gillman7 months ago in Fiction
Toddler Tooth Discolouration and Mum Guilt: Our First Dentist Visit Panic
I’m very grateful to my husband for picking this one up, because for some reason, I let it slip off my mum radar. A few weeks ago, he noticed our son had a spot of discolouration on his tooth. He immediately mentioned it to me, and I remember thinking, Uh oh, that doesn’t sound good. But then I went back to worrying about the hundred other things mums worry about and completely forgot the tooth.
By Sandy Gillman7 months ago in Families
