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Julie Jay

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Multiple lice combs with multiple fine teeth for effective lice removal and scalp care
Julie Jay: Head lice or an extra-marital affair? I know which one I would pick
On the day my husband phoned me to tell me he had spotted something moving on one of our children's scalps, I would have been much less upset if he told me he had met someone else

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Red paper Valentines Day heart
Julie Jay: Sometimes you really should talk to strangers
On the hard days, it is often strangers who offer you the most unexpected but necessary support. A passing word from a passerby can make or break you on a morning where everything has gone awry

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Child is climbing up the tall bed, there's a risk of him falling down. Kid aged two years (two-year-old boy)
Julie Jay: A hotel break can feel more like a breakdown when you have a toddler
Anyone with small children knows a weekend away with small children is basically a hostage situation, only with nicer tea and coffee facilities

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

Cute child, running on a Norway white sand beach in the summer
Julie Jay: Dunnes wellies are cheaper than a work visa for Australia
When it comes to a rain-soaked childhood, the only thing differentiating my kids from the McCourts is our ability to get new Dunnes wellies delivered to the house at the click of a button

Tue, 03 Mar, 2026

Toy gun in hand on a white background, isolate.
Julie Jay: Son of a gun — why everyone in our house is suddenly ducking for cover
My husband took our son for a haircut and came home with an army regulated crew cut and the gun to match

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Close up of mother and a child hands at the sunset.
Julie Jay: Lessons in resilience from my personal parenting guru 
My 'paediatrician' — aka a friend with four children — told me that as much as my children will have to become resilient in the face of rejection by their peers, I need to be resilient for them too

Tue, 17 Feb, 2026

Busy mother working from home
Julie Jay: I used to be sound, but now I am officially a bad mammy
After a few weeks of being a cranky old wench, I am convinced I am giving even Medea a run for her money in the bad mammy stakes

Tue, 10 Feb, 2026

Little baby boy at the supermarket.
Julie Jay: I have taken my kids to the supermarket and lived to tell the tale
Every time I head to the supermarket with my children I arm myself with a list and bags for life and convince myself this time it will be different. Spoiler alert: it never is

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Mikey Geaney celebrates kicking the winning point 18/1/2026
Julie Jay: My five-year-old’s first trip to Croke Park was a cracker
When a town wins the All-Ireland final, it’s not just the players at the pitch who win, but everyone, whether its the child blowing his horn or the 40-something-year-old woman like me who’s never kicked a ball in her life

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Child, cute boy, playing with toys in a playroom, focus on his feet
Julie Jay: My toddler believes the word ‘no’ is an invitation to start negotiating
With missiles flying around my kitchen left right and centre, I feel like Packie Bonner in Italia 90

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

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