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Whether you are a not-mum by choice, or had it foisted upon you, you are welcome aboard

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👋 A LITTLE PAUSE 👋
Wotcha not-mum chums! It’s gotten a little busy for us at the moment so we’re pausing our Mumsnot activities. We’ll be back soon so watch this space (but not really as it’ll probably be a while and you’ll need to get a cup of tea at some point)! J & M xxx

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Yes you are! #empowerment #YouMatter #selflove #Legend #LadyGaga #notamum #notamom
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We really must say some hearty thankyous to our contributors and all our subscribers, you wonderful people. We’re so happy to have your company.
Would you like to write us a blog? DM us for details https://t.co/c3hpzlO53H #ThankYou #stories #bloggerswanted

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I don’t think you can have a good time without getting muck on your trousers.
https://t.co/ABBktUTSii #puddles #mud #notmumlife #positivity

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So I asked my childfree friends (either by choice or not), what they like about Christmas without kids. Read our blog for the shortlist! https://t.co/VaY6QHm1Wc

#christmas #childfree #childneutral #childless

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So here it is again. Already? Is it just the lock-down time warp or is Christmas coming around again far too quickly? As we get older, could we celebrate Christmas every two or three years? It’s fine for the under thirties to do this every year, a year seems longer for them,

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minefield, either due to absent friends or lack of new additions. That’s a very real downside of a joyous national holiday. But what if it’s also an opportunity for pure, unadulterated time for yourself? To do whatever you want or need to do at this time of year.

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We've updated our playlists with a new Christmas list of tunes! Stick on your Christmas crown and sing along! 🎄🎄🎄

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This sounds fantastic!

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#menopause #transformation #beauty #butterfly #change #chilfreebychoice #childfreenotbychoice #notmumlife
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Bleaker than the windy moors
Mood swings and slamming doors
I fling myself upon the floor
‘She’s having a bad menopause’...
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#Menopause #poetry #mood #notmumlife

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‘Use your imagination – sing and dance even if you don’t feel like it – especially if you don’t feel like it. Feel the joy of being alive.'
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#joy #dancing #singing #notmumlife #childfree #childless #imagination

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https://t.co/PWAvM1I1Ea #thoughtoftheday #notmumlife #childfree #childless #notmumlife

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Now I run a small social enterprise, supporting people living with dementia, again via horticultural therapy and this has raised a whole new set of thoughts in my head. Who will look after me when I am older?
https://t.co/HaNHMlDjEV https://t.co/oSirMHYSH8
#childfree #dementia

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'My life has been shaped by the experiences I have had. My husband served in the army, and as a result has had periods of quite dramatic mental ill health. I was able to be by his side with undivided love and support, something that would not have been easy with young children.'

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'Now I run a small social enterprise, supporting people living with dementia via horticultural therapy, and his has raised a whole new set of thoughts in my head. Who will look after me when I am older?'
#childfree #horticulturaltherapy #dementia #notmumlife

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@berbruton Isn’t it? So inspiring!

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"I finally bit the bullet recently and wrote my will and struggled with who I could leave my (very limited) worldly possessions to. We have no children, no obvious recipients and I will be honest, it made me sad. But would I change anything about my life? Silly question, I can’t.

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Neither awkwardly emotional nor admitting I may not actually want little people in my life, which many still find strange."

Read more at https://t.co/oSirMHYSH8

#childfree #childneutral #childless #community #mumsnot #notmumlife

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At the age of 53 I seem to have finally reached that fabulous point in my life when I am no longer asked if I have children. During my 30s and 40s I developed a stock answer of “No, we would have liked them, but it just never happened for us,” which seemed to satisfy folk.