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Real Mum of the Year Finalist – Simone
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Real Mum of the Year Award Finalist 2009
Simone lives in Victoria, is married and has two children, a girl aged7 and boy aged 5, both with disabilites.
Despite these challenges, she is determined to raise her kids as “normal” and won’t make excuses for them.
A recent whinge, however, had us concerned, when she expressed how frustrating her daughter was “She whines and answers back and yells at me. She still gets pot in the corner …” We’re pretty sure this is a typo, but she made us laugh.
Her greatest piece of advise to other mums would be to check labels on packaging, with the light on, prior to use. After using hairspray as a deodorant for several days, she was mildly suprised to find it works quite well.
And yet, with all she has on her plate, she still finds the time to make the breakfast of champions for herself and her kids each morning. Fairy bread, I believe, is now the order of the day …
Well done, Simone and best of luck!
Real Mum of the Year Finalist – Kim
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Real Mum of the Year Award Finalist 2009
Kim is a married mother to one son, aged 6, and is currently up the duff and living in the ACT.
Kim is a fan of duct tape, and of letting children figure it out for themselves. Usually a “Fine! Do it yourself then!!” kind of encouragement when she gets over her kid telling her he can “do it himself”, then whinging coz he won’t. Bloody kids.
Depsite knowing the mess she’s gonna come home to, she has seriously contemplated buggering off for a weekend away with the girls for a wine and a whine – and just letting her two “boys” fight it out, fend for themselves and sort their crap out before she gets home.
Kim is also a victim of the Wii and Children Combo – where when playing a sonic game, her darling son was bouncing around beside her, in charachter. Getting in her way, Kim pushed him aside (and flat on his bum), causing tears.
Like any good mother, she continued playing until she’d won, then checked that no blood was present.
Congrats and good luck, Kim!
Real Mum of the Year Finalist – Alexandra (Lex)
Posted by: | CommentsLex is a single mum to two boys, aged 4 and 6, living in Penrith, NSW.
Real Mum of the Year Award Finalist 2009
Despite the trials and tribulations of the dating scene, she is a remarkably real mum.
Sure, she’s done the odd “Gee, I wonder why that’s not working?” when attempting to cure a headache with a urinary tract support medication instead of panadiene. But haven’t we all?
Still, she’s incredibly resourceful, and let us in on the tip that when the house is devoid of bandaids (an essential when raising boys), simply use a panty liner and some sticky tape. She’s got loads more tips like this.
We’re just really impressed with her for getting it together enough, what with the incurable headaches and lack of panty liners, to registering her son’s birth. Just as he was about to turn 4.
(Yes, 4 years, not days)
Well done, Lex, on making it as a finalist and best of luck!
Real Mum of the Year Finalist – Jodi
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Real Mum of the Year Award 2009 Finalist
Jodi is also the mother of two daughters, aged 4 and 6, and married to a man who thinks he knows how to be a mum, but clearly doesn’t. She also works with people of all ages with disabilities; working around her hubby, kids and lack of social life.
We love Jodi because she’s not scared to hold back about her abilities as a Mum. Which is bloody good from what we can gather, putting the rest of us to shame!
Not scared to build a cubby out of kitchen chairs and sheets, or throw a tantrum, including stomping, screaming and pulling hair, because everyone else in the house can, so why can’t she? She’ll tell the teachers what’s reallyl going on, advising her daughter was wearing the incorrect shoes because “I am a nong”.
Mostly, she’s a great mum, because whenever her kids are in trouble – like stuck down the toilet – she’ll run.
No, not for help. For the camera!
Congratulations, Jodi and good luck!
Real Mum of the Year Finalist – Jacqui
Posted by: | CommentsJacqui Rothernbury-Adams of WA is a mother of two daughters, aged 3 years and 11 months.
Jacquie - Real Mum of the Year Award Finalist 2009
Recently, and during an obvious bout of insanity, she undertook discussions with a real estate agent. Insane enough, we know, but she took it further, and, with a working husband and two young children, the family sold the house. purchased a new one and moved! Insanity will do that to you.
Jacqui is a phenomenal multi-tasker, putting many of us to shame. Her claim to fame is her ability to partake of her daily (or so she tells us) Wii Fit activities whilst running around the house, loading dishwashers and dropping small children whilst doing her lunges.
Her athletic abilities extend well beyond the TV, and she occasionally – ok, just the once – participated in a home-discus style event, which pretty much involved a Tupperware lid, reinvented for the use of an imaginary car (did we mention she is also very creative?) Her accuracy with the Tupperware Lid Frisbee Toss into the lounge was thwarted by a smallish child, who caught the lid with her …. well, face to he exact.
Extra points for making her husband cry on this particular occasion. Blood will do that to a grown man.
Well done, Jacquie and congratulations on being selected as one of this year’s Real Mum of the Year Award Finalists!
