10 True Valentines Gifts For Parents
Forget candlelit dinners and roses. True love as a parent really is shown in ways that we would not even have regarded as ‘things’ in life before children. If you are unsure of what to get for your other parenting half this Valentine’s day pick a number from the list below. I assure you it will be the best Valentines gift ever.
1. Sleep. A full nights unbroken sleep is a million times better than roses, chocolates, dresses, perfume, shoes and a Gucci handbag – combined.
2. A sleep in. 7am counts.
3. A hot cup of coffee. Finished without so much as moving more than your arm.
4. A shower. For extra brownie points; a shower long enough to wash your hair and shave your legs without being interrupted.
5. Nappy changing duty - all day.
6. Dinner. Dinner that you do not have to think about, plan, shop for or cook. If cooking is not your thing - do it anyway. Baked beans on toast will be pure gold.
7. A night off dishes. Feel free to stretch this out for a week as the ultimate gift.
8. A clean floor. Picking up every single teeny tiny thing off the floor.
9. Do the bed time routine. If you manage it without a meltdown you may have found your true calling.
10. A load of washing. If you hang it out AND bring it back in AND put it away (folding went out the window a long time ago) then you will really outdo yourself.
Happy Valentines Day!
xxx Dr Julie Bhosale
1. Sleep. A full nights unbroken sleep is a million times better than roses, chocolates, dresses, perfume, shoes and a Gucci handbag – combined.
2. A sleep in. 7am counts.
3. A hot cup of coffee. Finished without so much as moving more than your arm.
4. A shower. For extra brownie points; a shower long enough to wash your hair and shave your legs without being interrupted.
5. Nappy changing duty - all day.
6. Dinner. Dinner that you do not have to think about, plan, shop for or cook. If cooking is not your thing - do it anyway. Baked beans on toast will be pure gold.
7. A night off dishes. Feel free to stretch this out for a week as the ultimate gift.
8. A clean floor. Picking up every single teeny tiny thing off the floor.
9. Do the bed time routine. If you manage it without a meltdown you may have found your true calling.
10. A load of washing. If you hang it out AND bring it back in AND put it away (folding went out the window a long time ago) then you will really outdo yourself.
Happy Valentines Day!
xxx Dr Julie Bhosale