9 Things Mums Talk About That Work Effectively As Contraception

2. Oh kids are so great, I can’t wait until you have them. Hold on, I can smell shit.

Ah yes, the smell game. I admit I do feel a little left out when I’m in a group of mums and someone smells the dookie. As they all search wildly among their brood for the source of the smell, I’m left to sit there and not have my nose up a baby’s crack. Oh wait, that’s what I want! So while you’re trying to figure out which spawn blew a crap gasket this time, let me just enjoy the pleasant smell of warm croissants and freedom.

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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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