to feel sorry for Amanda Holden re her article about Mumsnet

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www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2305111/Why-I-hate-negative-judgmental-Mumsnet--Amanda-Holden-Britains-Got-Talent-star-accuses-site-fuelling-mothers-guilt.html

Seems to be newly posted.

I think sometimes it's forgotten that famous people are actually real people with genuine feelings.

Don't agree with her about mumsnet just being negative and judgemental all the time though, really excellent support available on here.

Any degree or a librarian degree?

Yes there was a time she was on Alan Carr and they both wore wigs and mercilessly took the piss.
Shes either got selective memory or thinks the rules are different for celebrities.

Would love to see what they'd have on their website which would entertain,support or inform.

Any point of me looking into it or are jobs disappearing with the cuts?

I suspect librarian may not be a current growth market to enter.

Yes but I'd love it.

I went back to work, with my babies, within a few days of giving birth each time. They then had nannies from 4 months onwards. I BF all of them until they were at least a year old (I expressed milk for during the day.)

I really do agree with Xenia that new mothers do tend to cosset themselves. What's that all about? I mean, I know some women are ill or recovering from surgery. But most of us are just fine.

I learnt a lot about childcare from our nannies. They are, after all, professionals. I could watch techniques they used, and if they worked, I could use them myself.

DH and I have been able to be very flexible WRT childcare. He has been able to be far more hands on than most fathers get a chance to be.

I would not have been happy to be a SAHM, even though I found the first years very tiring. If we want true equality, we need to stop namby pambying ourselves, and get back to work, as working class women have always done, anyway.

I don't own an island, though. Not sure where I went wrong with that.

I partially agree with Xenia too. I think everyone should do what is best for their family without judgement, but I would advise my dd's to not give up their financial independence once they have children. Perhaps I have seem too many friends who have been SAHM have their husbands leave them for work colleagues and be fucked over financially.

On a personal level I feel a better mother for keeping my career. I'm hoping it shows my dc the importance of work and the many options open to them. Also has helped me keep my sanity. This is not to say that I see anything wrong in being a SAHM, I don't. It's also none of my business what others chose to do.

Also agree that all this 'how could she go back after 3 weeks' is deeply sexist, no one raises an eyebrow over the countless men who do this.

Not getting this either or stance.It is in most cases a temporary situation and pmsl at learning from the nanny how to mother.

What a fucked up world we live in when some deem mothers not up to the job of well being a mother.I can't believe people actually think they need o be shown how to care for their own children-it aint rocket science.

Well I completely stalled my career and was treated like shit for 4 years because I went back to work part time instead of going back full time 3 weeks after birth. It was worth all the crap to be able to spend 4 days a week with my children, I would be devastated to have missed the time. I am not working at all just now but to have any career at all I will have to go back full time soon. The good news is that I should be bringing home over £100k pa so at least I will be a good mother

There's plenty of loving parents Square who aren't that confident about their parenting.

Do you ever look outside of your nuclear family set up?

She's on Graham Norton now.

Not impressed. I'm not that bothered by her parenting choices tbh though.

Hmmm you see I think it's a modern thing and driven by the media who have books,lifestyles to sell.

Yes she's very confident isn't she.

Ah she's got a book to sell

She's had a lot of work done

And loud!

Bit of Botox- stiff face?

Her hair looks fab that colour. Is it all her own or is it extentions?

Don't know but she is talking too much when the other 2 are more interesting

Why does her hair not move... at all?