Category Archives: Rants

A Heartfelt Plea to Katie Hopkins

Posted on November 12, 2013 by katese11

Katie, there’s something I need to tell you and I feel like it’s best coming from me. After all, we have the same name and names are so important, aren’t they? I mean, no wonder you didn’t want to enter into … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged | 56 Comments

Does The Right to Breastfeed Anywhere Mean You Should Breastfeed Anywhere?

Posted on August 14, 2013 by katese11

Today I found myself in the uncomfortable position of siding with the Daily Mail on something. It wasn’t a good feeling and I hope it won’t happen again. It was the fault of some strangers on the internet – we … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

That Whole “Sharents” Thing

Posted on June 4, 2013 by katese11

You’d expect me to have an opinion on this, right? A couple of articles are doing the rounds about “sharents” -parents who share too much on social media. I’m not even going to discuss that word. I mean, I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged , | Leave a comment

10 Things I Hate About Now – A Rant about Misinformation

Posted on April 22, 2013 by katese11

There are almost too many things making me cross at the moment. Through not-much fault of my own, I clicked onto the Daily Mail website 9 times in 2 days last week. I don’t know why it kept happening, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Why are TfL pitting parents against wheelchair users?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by katese11

An argument on FaceBook yesterday made me realise – I have to wade into this whole “Buggy space vs Wheelchair space” debate thing. When it came on FaceBook, posted by someone who is neither a parent nor disabled, my first … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Attack of the Crones

Posted on January 29, 2013 by katese11

I’ve just been to the supermarket and someone I didn’t know came up to me and told me my baby was ugly. I was reeling from that whenever person stepped up and said that my little boy was a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged , , | 30 Comments

A Simple Guide to Bus Etiquette

Posted on November 7, 2012 by katese11

Cause some people out there need it. I’ve touched on it before (here and here), but it seems like some of the 7 million Londoners are still unsure about it. Let’s go: 1) Whoever gets to the bus stop first … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The mobile milk bar – breastfeeding around town

Posted on October 22, 2012 by katese11

(Before WordPress kicks me off – that’s a picture of some ice-cream. What did you think it was?!) I’m not really one for being contentious on this blog. I’m more about sandpits and stuff. But a few facebook arguments recently … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

I take it all back! No more swimming or soft play!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by katese11

Amid all the riot coverage yesterday, the ever-reliable Metro published a small article on p11 about the state of today’s toddlers (aka tomorrow’s looters). As far as I can see, it hasn’t been reproduced online anywhere but I’ll do my … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | 7 Comments

Where not to take a toddler outside London

Posted on August 6, 2011 by katese11

Bracknell. It’s just grim and crazy. Oh, now I’ve offended all the people in my readership who live in Bracknell. I’m sorry. But really, have you looked around you? A small explanation – today we went to a friend’s BBQ … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged | 3 Comments