‘Hello, I see you have children. I also have children. Do you want to hang out?’
Living in New York, I realised I had to actively work on making friends while grappling with the difficulty of settling children and family in a new city
Ten ways my children have ‘let me down’
Youngsters have a knack for foiling their parents’ grandest plans and notions
‘I can’t believe my children are culchies,’ Mam would say every time I phoned her
My own kids similarly betrayed their small-city upbringing. Since moving to Manhattan, the three-year-old now has an obsession with yellow taxis
Moving house is notoriously stressful – try attempting it with two children who never stop moving
One night, as I lay in bed, completely overwhelmed by how much we had to do, I found myself wondering if I was having a nervous breakdown
I’ve been watching TV shows set in New York to get ready for our move to the Big Apple
Aisling Marron: Real New Yorkers apparently call the Statue of Liberty the Hulk. I have found no evidence of this, but I will report back
How could I tell my parents we were taking our children to another continent?
In the middle of a bleak lockdown, an opportunity half a world away popped up but doubts lingered
My husband went to Manhattan and all I got was this lousy Omicron subvariant
Three days spent in my bedroom, feverish and fatigued, was one of the most relaxing few days I’d had in a long time
From audiobooks to teddy bear’s picnics: Reasons to love your local library
You can borrow up to 12 books at a time. All of this for the modest sum of ABSOLUTELY FREE
Is bringing small children on a foreign holiday a waste of time, effort and money?
Ice cream for lunch, swims in the pool, more time with stress-free parents: Holidays are a toddler’s dream
‘We passed through the purgatory of Dublin Airport with ease, but faced a much bigger challenge after security’
Having checked our bags and cleared security in half an hour, we had to keep the kids entertained for three hours before jetting off
Parenting small children is making plans and pretending they will actually go ahead
I persist in writing in our plans, even though they invariably, one by one, wind up cancelled
The nail salon is finally forgiven for asking if I was pregnant
‘Nobody who has just had a baby is unsure of their age. They know it almost down to the day’
Aisling Marron: A memorable moment with ‘my two best girls’
After listening to a podcast, I decided I would call my baby ‘my little baby’ at all times
Aisling Marron: Moments that make you suddenly realise you are a mam
Are the mothers that came before us any more knowledgeable?
Toddler’s first letter to Santa: a messy bonding experience
Christmas FM provides the soundtrack to creche collections