Help Launch the BAD MOTHER”S CLUB!
We recently conducted a survey on Mums and found (although we already knew!) that most
Mums experience feelings of isolation, inadequacy and lack of support, and would really like
a little bit of time out for themselves.

(Interestingly, all these issues are also the main contributing factors for postnatal depres-
sion)

Mums have expressed concerns that they feel like they’re doing a bad job at mothering, that
they can’t do things “right”, that sometimes they yell or swear at their kids. And sometimes
they don’t even like their kids!

They tell us they do things like finding finger painting, playing with trains/Barbie and listen-
ing to their kids really boring, they use the TV as a babysitter, and have messy houses. And
they feel bad about it.

They tell us they want a break, to know that they’re not the only ones doing these sorts of
things, and to feel “normal”. They tell us they need some non-judgemental, emotional sup-
port, tactics for dealing with kids that work in the REAL world, friendships and to feel less
stressed and less guilty.

They tell us they want wine and chocolate. They said lots of other things too.

And we listened!

We know that Mumming is hard, because we’re Mums, too. We also know that there’s far
too much information out there, all focussed on how to deal with the kids, but nothing for us,
and most of it is really hard to replicate in the real world without massive amounts of sup-
port. We know it’s hard to get out, catch up with friends, and connect in safe, supportive en-
vironments.

We know and understand what is missing … or is it?

Not anymore!


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