Posted on 15th August 201915th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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2 Comments on What writing a book with my step-son means to me.

By - JJBarnes

What writing a book with my step-son means to me.

My little patchwork family is made up of myself and my partner, my daughter from my first marriage, his son from his first marriage, and our tyrannical toddler who came along 9 months after my 30th birthday… We’ve been a family for five years now. I’ve looked after my step-son for at least part of nearly every single day since

Tagged : Author, Family, Family time, Mother, Motherhood, Mothering, Mum, Parenting, Parents, Step mother, Step parent, Step son, Stepmum, Stepson, Writer, Writing, Writing a book

Posted on 14th August 201914th August 2019
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Posted in Family
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Leave a Comment on We should expect men to be good fathers, but society is set up to enable bad ones.

By - JJBarnes

We should expect men to be good fathers, but society is set up to enable bad ones.

Watching women do the lion’s share of the parenting is unremarkable. In heterosexual relationships, the mother is more likely to have the most active role in child rearing, and in the UK it’s estimated that one in four children are being raised in single parent households, with 90% of those headed by women (BBC). I firmly believe in the power

Tagged : Author, Book review, Books, Children, Dad, Father, Fatherhood, Fathering, Mother, Motherhood, Mothering, Parenting, Parents, Raising children, Single mother, Single Mum, Writer

Posted on 11th August 201911th August 2019
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Posted in Family
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2 Comments on Sometimes I Don’t Want To Be A Mother Anymore

By - JJBarnes

Sometimes I Don’t Want To Be A Mother Anymore

Some people are natural parents. People who give off an aura that says they’re good with children, even if they’re alone or don’t have kids. My best friends are natural mothers. They’re amazing with their own children, and brilliant with other people’s too. They’re so natural with children they have opted to work with them as well as to raise

Tagged : Anxiety, Children, Daughter, Daughters, Depression, Mother, Motherhood, Mothering, Mum, Mum life, Parenting, Step mother, Step son, Stepson

Posted on 8th August 20198th August 2019
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Posted in Current Affairs, Family, Feminism
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Leave a Comment on What we should learn about consent from Jessica Yaniv’s testicles.

By - JJBarnes

What we should learn about consent from Jessica Yaniv’s testicles.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Jessica Yaniv case, I’ll give you a brief history. But if you want to find out more it’ll be pretty easy, Yaniv and her testicles are all across the internet. Jessica Yaniv wanted to get her body hair waxed, including a full Brazilian, and for Yaniv that means all around the penis and balls. Yaniv

Tagged : Balldemort, Consent, Education, Feminism, Feminist, Jessica Yaniv, Mother, Mum, Parenting, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Wax My Balls, Yaniv

Posted on 6th August 20196th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Feminism
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2 Comments on Why nothing makes me feel less liberal than the concept of “kink shaming”.

By - JJBarnes

Why nothing makes me feel less liberal than the concept of “kink shaming”.

I’ve always considered myself a lefty liberal. I have gone through life hating judgmental people and embracing the move towards a progressive and accepting society. We should all be free to be true to ourselves, to love who we love, and accept everyone for their truth. And I do feel we should be proud of what we’ve achieved. I still

Tagged : Exhibitionism, Feminism, Feminist, Fetish, Kink, Kink shaming, Liberalism, Sex, Sex crimes, Shame, VAW, Violence against women

Posted on 4th August 20197th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Feminism
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3 Comments on I’m against gender neutral public toilets, and this is why.

By - JJBarnes

I’m against gender neutral public toilets, and this is why.

The introduction of gender neutral facilities, including toilets and changing rooms, is becoming a staple display of progressive liberalism in 2019. If you want to be woke, do away with sex segregation and stick a “We don’t care” sign on your toilet door. As being progressive and inclusive and “woke” is what we are all supposed to be these days,

Tagged : Bathrooms, Female, Feminism, Feminist, Gender, Gender Identity, Gender neutral, Gender Neutral Bathrooms, Liberalism, Male, Mixed Sex, Progressive, Sex, Sex Segretation, Woke

Posted on 3rd August 20194th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Feminism
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1 Comment on What is gender neutral parenting, and why would you do it?

By - JJBarnes

What is gender neutral parenting, and why would you do it?

I am raising my children to be “gender neutral”. This is a concept that is often widely scorned, and I think I understand why, but I also think it’s a misunderstanding. I’m not raising my children to be neither a boy nor a girl, I’m raising my children to be who they are regardless of whether they’re a boy or

Tagged : Brother, Children, Daughter, Family, Feminism, Feminist, Gender, Gender neutral, Gender roles, Gender stereotypes, Mother, Motherhood, Mum, Parenting, Siblings, Sister, Son, Step son

Posted on 2nd August 20194th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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4 Comments on Am I risking my daughter’s safety to help her follow her dream?

By - JJBarnes

Am I risking my daughter’s safety to help her follow her dream?

Sometimes our children will love things and want things that we know are bad for them. We guide them, advise them, keep them as safe as possible because we love them and its our job. But what if they want something that is good for them in so many ways, but carries a risk that makes you feel sick. What

Tagged : Aspiring Writer, Author, Books, Daughter, Mother, Mum, Writer, Writing, Writing a book

Posted on 1st August 20194th August 2019
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Posted in Family, Writing
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Leave a Comment on Returning to the Bloggersphere

By - JJBarnes

Returning to the Bloggersphere

I began blogging in 2012, right after the birth of my first daughter. Whilst I had technically been writing both articles and stories for many years before the blog, my audience had been almost entirely made up of my mother. Writing a blog was the first time I truly felt like I could call myself a writer. I was finally

Tagged : Aspiring Writer, Author, Blogger, Dating, Family, Gracemarch, JJ Barnes, Mother, Motherhood, Parenting, SCreenwriter, Single mother, Writer, Writing

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I wrote about writing a book with my step son and what it means on my blog www.blog.jjbarnes.co.uk

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