The Lies We Tell Ourselves (Guest Post on Honest Mum)

November 29, 2011 // by Uju// 2 Comments

Today I’m taking part in the fabulous Honest Mum’s birthday and blogaversary Carnival.

It’s astonishing the difference between all the wonderful things you think you’ll do when you have your own offspring, and what actually happens.

I share up to 8 Things I Swore I’d Never Do but in my draft post it was probably about 20!

Did you tell yourself porkies about parenthood before it happened to you? Come on over and compare, and confess!

Read more frank and funny writing daily at Honest Mum’s blog, www.honestmum.com

Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

Honest Mum

November 29, 2011 at 4:29 pm

Thank you so much for your fabulous post. Such an honour having you on my blog. Made me laugh out loud! Vx
Uju

December 2, 2011 at 11:31 am

It was a pleasure and very thrilled to be part of your carnival too!

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