Laura
Jul 31, 20223 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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...