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Belly Button (A Poem)
A poem When pregnant with my daughter, my bump growing every day, My trusty belly button chose to turn the other way, Historically an...

Tamar Broadbent
Mar 292 min read
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Happy Baby Things
As a woman, a Brit, and a comedian, it can be difficult to talk about the positives in life. You don’t want to appear to be boasting. Or...

Tamar Broadbent
Mar 184 min read
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Get the Builder Out Before the Baby Arrives!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every set of expecting parents will organise to have some extreme building work done just...

Tamar Broadbent
Mar 103 min read
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The Last Contact Nap
We went to the cinema to watch Bridget Jones, and it was the first contact nap she’d had since December 2nd . December 2nd was a normal...

Tamar Broadbent
Mar 23 min read
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I can’t do this again.
And then I do. Of course I do.  Nothing like the 1st of January for a little sleep regression to strike like an earthquake.  She’d been...

Tamar Broadbent
Jan 94 min read
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The New Year's Resolutions of a New Mother
I will try to wash my hair more often. Or at all. Â I will try to get outside more. At least once a day. Even on those deep winter days...

Tamar Broadbent
Jan 12 min read
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Today, Like My Daughter, I Notice My Legs
Today, my baby noticed her leg for the first time. Â She was having a bath, kicking away with her little legs as she always does. And...

Tamar Broadbent
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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'Time' with a Newborn
I took days for granted. Not particular days, but the very concept of a day... with its morning, post-lunch lull, winding down towards...

Tamar Broadbent
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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Getting Pregnant with Polycystic Ovaries (PCOS)… and possible Endometriosis
When I was 17, I learned that I have polycystic ovaries. It was actually my waxer who suggested it - she said my leg hair was quite...

Tamar Broadbent
Jun 28, 20246 min read
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'Are you excited?!' / 'That's not how I'd describe it...'
‘Are you excited?’ ‘Yes!’ I say. Although that’s not how I’d describe it. ‘Are you excited?’ ‘Yes!’ I say. As there is no time to delve...

Tamar Broadbent
Jun 13, 20244 min read
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I am both proud and embarrassed of my bump
I am proud because I know that the pregnant body is beautiful. Beyonce told me. It is also round. And there is something embarrassing...

Tamar Broadbent
May 30, 20243 min read
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I Went with My Grandad
I went with my Grandad to pick up his things from the Bowls club. He had his own locker for nearly fifteen years. His name was written on...

Tamar Broadbent
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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The Tale of My Greatest Christmas Album of All Time
It has a red cover and a picture of Santa Claus on the front. That’s how I find it when I’m searching for it on Spotify. The original CD...

Tamar Broadbent
Dec 15, 20229 min read
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A Secret in the Cul-de-Sac
In a leafy cul-de-sac at the North edge of Surrey, a recently-moved in couple purchased a special doorbell security camera system for...

Tamar Broadbent
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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8 Pitches for Halloween Films That are Scary Enough for Me
I refuse to watch scary films. They are too scary for me. The 18 certificate is not enough. I will never be old enough. When I was a...

Tamar Broadbent
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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HONEYMOON FLIGHT UPGRADES – A CONSPIRACY!!!
Who are these lucky fuckers who manage to get upgraded to first class on their Honeymoon flights?! Purchasing a first-class plane ticket...

Tamar Broadbent
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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