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Applying for Your Child’s CRBA & Passport: Tips for American Parents in the U.K.

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Applying for Your Child’s CRBA & Passport: Tips for American Parents in the U.K.

As an American mom living in England, I’ve been through the process of securing a Consular Report of Birth Abroad …

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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

When I became a mom abroad, I knew it would be difficult, but I was perhaps a bit naive as …

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Rediscovering Yourself in Motherhood: Small Habits to Try

Motherhood is beautiful – but it’s also a season where it’s so easy to lose yourself. The long nights, endless …

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Chaos, Coffee & Tiny Humans: Life Lately

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Why I Breastfed for 2.5 Years – And Why I Finally Stopped

I recently stopped breastfeeding – FINALLY. I can shout it from the rooftops. My toddler is 2.5 years old, and …

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Hi! I'm Lauren, a 35 year old US expat living in Yorkshire with my husband and little ones.

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Genuine question. Some days raising kids abroad fe Genuine question. Some days raising kids abroad feels normal. Some days I’m looking at flights home at 11pm 🤪

Drop your GIF, I’ll go first. And send this to the mum abroad who gets it.

Hi, I’m Lauren 👋🏻 American mum of two boys raising half-British kids in Yorkshire. I share honest motherhood, life abroad and wellness for millennial mums who are sometimes thriving, often surviving. 

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If you’re also living abroad and the clocks have If you’re also living abroad and the clocks have changed twice in a week, solidarity. I have no idea what time it is in any country right now 🤪

Half term is done, Halloween is done, and somehow it’s already Christmas in every single shop. Someone’s already asked what we’re doing for Christmas and I haven’t even worked out what’s for dinner tonight.

Send this to the mum who’s already panicking about Christmas grocery slots.

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I used to stay up so late every single night dooms I used to stay up so late every single night doomscrolling, purely because it was the only time nobody wanted anything from me. Apparently it’s called revenge bedtime procrastination - I just called it me time.

Then my 3yo would wake me at 11pm, 12am. And again at 2am (and so on and so forth 🤪). And the next night I’d do the exact same thing like it was a personal choice. (It was. A bad one.)

For the past year and half or so, I started going to bed at 9:30. My nights are still broken, but I’m starting from a better place, and it’s done more for my head than anything else I’ve tried.

Would I love a proper morning routine? Obviously. But getting up even earlier to force one right now would just give me another thing to feel rubbish about. So that’s a problem for future me.

Who else loves an early bedtime? 💤

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Wtf do I do with myself 😂 No snacks to hand ou Wtf do I do with myself 😂

No snacks to hand out. No one to grab before they wander towards the edge. No one asking if this is “the fast train.” Just me, my music, and no clue what normal adults do with themselves while they wait.

I’ve checked my phone three times, held my bag with both hands like it’s about to make a run for it, and patted my pocket for my keys more times than I’d like to admit.

Mum life does something to you. Being alone now feels like I’ve forgotten something important 😅

Send this to the mum friend who also hasn’t left the house without a child since 2019 🤪

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