A confession...

I've been pulling the wool over your eyes, dear reader. Your visual image of me is in fact about 6 years old and was taken well before I became the fantastic Goth Mum that I am now. A few weeks ago Chocolate Nana, Myself and Little Miss went to her nursery school and had a photo session. This is the first time for ages that I've glamed up and had my photos taken.



In my head I still look like the skinny, dread haired gothling that you see above. However, when I look in the mirror every morning I see a cross between Russell Brand and the nicely groomed Mum that you see here. How much time I spend getting ready depends on whether the final effect looks like Russell Brand or Dita VonTees.

This little minx is my lovely Little Miss; looking as grromed and tidy as I think I have ever seen her. 20 minutes after this photo was taken she was hanging upside down from the sofa showing her knickers to the world. I love this image of her. but my real favourite is this one....

... it's the face I see and kiss every day.

Parenting tips from way over there!

I can in now way recommend or condone these parenting tips but this came to me through the ether and cheered me up after a long day at work.

I give you Duct tape as a Parenting tool.

Things to keep sick goth kids quiet

We've all got a tummy bug. So between mopping up sick and various other bodily fluids I have been trying to keep Little Miss quiet yet entertained. Daddy is quite happy to be left alone with a book and I don't get the luxury of being ill *sigh*

I found this fantastic online app for creating your own super hero. We have been playing with it all day, along with watching Howell's Moving Castle and the Cat in the Hat, and have created this. It is suposed to be me. I tried to veto the trainers but got nowhere.



BTW I then had to cook tea wearing a cape and witch's hat while Little Miss zoomed around the kitchen in a purple bat mask and cloak! It's been a tough couple of days but I really have had some quality time with my little darling.

Top 4 Goth Chick Flicks

As a complete sucker for a chick flick I often find myself drowning in a sea of sacharine. If you are in the same situation I give you my list of the top 4 Goth Chick Flicks.



4. Practical Magic. For sisterhood and over zealous lovers.

3. The Corpse Bride. For when you need to be watching wth the kids

2. The Crow. Love across the mmortal divide and the very lovely Brandonm Lee (may he rest in piece)

1. Moulin Rouge. Love, corsets and comsuption with singing, what more could a girl wish for?


BUT NEVER...

Romeo & Juliet with Leo Di Caprio & Claire Danes who are too smiley and need a good slap.

Love Actually or ANYTHING with Hugh Grant in it.


Feel free to add your favourites in the comments.

Goth icons for kids - part 1

Captain Mack is Little Miss' latest TV obsession. Every day we have to watch him save the day at least twice. More often than not it is this lovely lad that is causing the trouble.



Marty Medler is terribly clever and very good with machines (so he thinks) but more often than not it all goes horribly wrong.

As a Goth icon he is well groomed, quirkily made up and has a thing for technlogy borderiung on a fetish. Also he reminds me of a DJ I knew a few years back *giggle*

I like to make sure that she gets a wide range of social influences. Today we were playing pirates and watching Disney's Enchanted. Lots of fun.