Laura
- Jul 31, 2022
- 3 min
This Is My Stop
In the past 2 years, Peggy and I have done so much with Two Good Mums. We started out with a podcast, which then became a website, social...
Laura
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
Our Last Goodnight
I read a tweet today that made me realise that I don’t remember the exact date I was last officially a Mum to my first-born Son. I know...
Laura
- Oct 7, 2021
- 4 min
Only Gone From Me
When I lost my son to force. I was a Mum, without a child. Walking around with part of me, all of me, gone. But, only gone from me.
Laura
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Who Is There For Them?
It’s all too easy for parents who have gone through care proceedings to be forgotten about. When I went through it myself, I didn’t feel...
Laura
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Occasions
Today is CJ’s birthday. As the years have gone on I’ve felt more and more detached when I send my little birthday emails, but not in a...
Laura
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
Painting on a Smile
For the average parent, their child’s first birthday is a joyous occasion. You get to celebrate with them, open presents, eat cake and...
Peggy
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
Social Services
When Laura and I set out to record this podcast it was never our intention to malign Social Services (or anyone else) although we knew we...
Laura
- Jun 4, 2020
- 4 min
Scars
I don’t think I could ever adequately describe what losing CJ was like for me. It is physically impossible to explain the feeling you...
Peggy
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
Grief
In Episode 8 I talk about going back to university where I learned that mothers who lose a child to adoption become hidden and hard to...
Laura
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Home
When I said goodbye to CJ, and despite my Sister saying it wasn’t a goodbye it was a ‘see you later’, I had to treat it like I may never...
Peggy
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
Technophobes
In episode four I shared that, as far back as 2007, Social Services were quietly freaking out about how technology was enabling children...
Laura
- May 7, 2020
- 4 min
Left to Wilt
To lose a child to forced adoption is one of the most shameful, heart-breaking, and soul-destroying things a person can face. To go...
Peggy
- Apr 30, 2020
- 3 min
Horns
Laura does not have horns. This fact I established for myself. There was a period, after CJ was placed with us and before his legal...
Laura
- Apr 23, 2020
- 3 min
Meet the Parents
I never allowed myself, nor do I think I could have ever imagined the kind of couple who would end up being the parents to my son. When...
Peggy
- Apr 16, 2020
- 3 min
Differences
When I’m asked why I’m positive about my boys having contact with their first mum, the short answer is because If I can love two boys...
Laura
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
A Loss Like No Other
I want to start this by saying that while this kind of loss is in no way comparable to the finality of losing a child to death, this does...
Peggy
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
The Two Good Mums Name
It’s a pretty big statement calling ourselves Two Good Mums, so it probably deserves some explanation. It’s an idea that evolved. At...