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Julie Jay

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Julie Jay: Dublin's traffic comes as a shock to this West Coast hipster
Despite getting a lot of flak, the capital city is a great spot for an afternoon filled with Lego mosh-pits, fake martinis and untouched lunches

Tue, 18 Nov, 2025

Adorable black smoke Siberian cat kitten sitting side ways looking up with bright yellow eyes, isolated on white background
Julie Jay: Pets add an entire extra dimension to a child’s life
Our impossibly tiny cat may be in the winter years, but living with two tiny people keeps her young at heart

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Jack O'Lantern And Witch's Hat On An Orange Background
Julie Jay: I'm already quizzing my son about next year’s Halloween outfit
This year, I made up for my son’s insistence on reusing last year’s Halloween costume by getting creative with my own outfit, and by creative, I mean donning a bin bag and a Post-it note

Tue, 04 Nov, 2025

Two Caucasian Boys Walking Down a Country Road
Julie Jay: Boys are an enigma to me, so how can I be expected to raise good ones?
Members of the opposite sex are still a complete and utter enigma to me, so it is ironic that I, of all people, should be charged with raising two of them

Tue, 21 Oct, 2025

break dance kids. little break dancer showing his skills in dance studio. Hip hop dancer boy in headphones with smartphone again
Julie Jay: Nothing beats a bop when it comes to letting off steam with your kids
It would appear that my kids have taken after their dad in the dance department - and that is no bad thing

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

First aid, twisted leg.
Julie Jay: Parents, like doctors, should take blood in their stride
A catalogue of recent calamities has left me feeling like I am a card-carrying member of the Royal College of Surgeons

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

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Julie Jay: My IQ has most definitely plummeted since having kids
As I feel myself needing to phone a friend more and more when it comes to general knowledge questions, I can't be the only one who feels a bit of a silly goose since becoming a parent?

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

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Julie Jay: Bambi Fury isn’t the only baby vampire in town
A clip of Molly-Mae Hague’s and Tommy Fury’s daughter talking about her love of biting has gone viral, but the reality is biting is totally normal for toddlers

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Birthday cake
Julie Jay: When birthday celebrations become a week-long jubilee
We all want to mark these milestones, but even by my Kardashian standards this birthday has gone completely out of control

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Healthy Homemade Milk Babyccino
Julie Jay: I'd prefer to stay at home but someone has to pay for our babyccino lifestyle
Despite having a childminder sent from the childminding gods, my youngest has been kicking up such a fuss in the mornings you'd swear I was delivering him to a gulag

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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