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Things I never did before I was a parent

  1. Just put another jumper on to cover up a vomit stain on the one underneath, rather than actually taking the offending item off
  2. Say “Thank God for the slow cooker”
  3. Understand why mums talk in weird high-pitched voices. (It seems to make them happy and also you feel less mean when you say “what the hell is your problem just go to sleep for Christ’s sake” or “if I don’t have a glass of wine in the next five minutes I’m going to kill someone” in a chirpy baby voice)
  4. Think that my needy, tear-around, ‘feed me, feed me’ cats were actually pretty low-maintenance
  5. Live off meals you can eat with a spoon alone for six months
  6. Walk backwards with actual comedy cartoon ‘quietly quietly’ creeping steps away from a cot
  7. Really and truly think about someone else’s wellbeing before my own
  8. Appreciate the fact that I only had myself to look after
  9. Fall down the stairs (I've now done this twice)
  10. Get more excited about buying clothes for someone other than myself
  11. Go on Mumsnet at 3am
  12. Appreciate the bliss of waking up when you’ve actually had enough sleep. Some sleep. ANY BLOODY SLEEP. 


Rebecca Cox

I’m a freelance Digital Editor and experienced fashion and beauty journalist. I’ve worked at Glamour, Sky for a little bit and then Glamour magazine again and had work published online for Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Refinery 29, Grazia Daily, GQ and many more. I’m now embarking on my biggest adventure to date... parenthood. From parenting rants to seasonal style edits, follow my adventures here. All help welcome.

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