They say it takes a village to raise a child. So where the hell is everyone when you need them? And how come so many mums comment that they feel isolated, lacking support and feeling inadequate in their mothering role?
Oh, that’s right – it’s because everyone else is too bloody sanctimonious and busy trying to get it “right” while telling you what a crap job you’re doing.
We get it! And we get that no matter what you do as a Mum, you’re wrong … and very, very BAD!
Hailed a “Safe Haven” for Aussie mums, where you can openly and honestly express your thoughts and feelings about this whole mothering gig, including and especially, all the crappy bits Bad Mother’s Club allows you to partake in a little retell therapy, rant, rave and rebel to your heart’s content AND provides support, friendship and a restoration of feelings of normality.
(That is, of course, assuming kids regrouting the bathroom using your good permanent marker, finding your runners in the freezer and finding a kid stuck down the toilet is “normal”. It is here!)
It’s also loaded with support for mums, parenting information and the Family you can turn to when the family you live with are causing you grief and distress, confusing the hell out of you or simply making you feel like the worst mother in the world. It is a safe place to come to ask questions you don’t feel able to ask anywhere else, and where you can find support from other Mums who are not only in the same boat, but who are also happy to share their experiences; unwaxed bikini lines and all!
It’s ok to swear, because we know that sometimes it’s the only thing you can do to feel better and get your point across.
You will be accepted for who you are and what you do (if you can remember who and what that is), receive all the support you need and you won’t be judged for any of it. You’ll probably also get a good laugh or seven and, best of all, we’ll have the opportunity to laugh at your misfortunes as well.
Mostly, we really get that you’re feeling like a Bad Mother and you’re probably considered one by, it seems, the entire Universe and everyone in it.
We don’t consider you “bad” – it’s just that Reality keeps getting in the way, and no one is telling you how to deal with that.
Bad Mother’s Club is where parenting meets reality …
… and Real Mums … what about Real Mums …
Real Mums, including this community, was created in 2005 by Amanda Cox (more commonly referrred to as Mad Cow and various other nomenclature best left unsaid on About Us pages, just in case there are children and/or the easily offended reading). She had, at the time, a pr
e-schooler and a two year old, had battled postnatal depression and was fighting, kicking and screaming to avoid dabbling in it a second time and was embarking on a Health Promotion degree whilst her husband run a wedding reception business.
Faffing about avoiding doing the next assignment due, she surfed the web to find a place she could discuss her parenting inabilities, and her life, she was stunned and appalled at the lack of support on the few Australian online parenting forums there were, and the fact that it appeared your sense of humour and ability to swear was extracted from your person, along with your placenta!
She couldn’t find a place where she fit in, so created her own which has, with the aid of some incredible women who also swore, had a sense of humour and didn’t feel they fit in anywhere else either, grown and developed to become Australia’s Safe Haven for Australian Mums … the Bad Real Mother’s Club!
Amanda, too, has grown (up 2 cup sizes, and double digit number in the jeans department) and developed to become a writer and speaker, a creator of amazing, and REALISTIC re(al)sources for Mums, a regular presenter on Channel 31′s Room To Grow, is now a mum to three boys, and is still a wife. She still retains her sense of humour and her amazingly unique ablity to see things from all perspectives and to see the fun in life. Mostly. A good thing really, as her life can be rather chaotic and disappointing.
Welcome to the Club!
