Sybil Mulcahy, from TV3’s The Morning Show with Sybil and Martin, shares her favourite moments as a Mum!
The title of this blog is going to be 'The Mess' because that's the way things are in my house most of the time. At the moment my three year old son Hugh is sitting on our cream couch with his shoes flat down. We bought the (expensive) couch with vouchers from our wedding six years ago never really thinking of what would happen to it down the track. Unfortunately these days it’s got marker, paint, foodstuffs and dirt all over it and I have long since past the days of turning the cushions over onto the other side.
Walk into our kitchen (in our rental) and all you notice is pen on every single wall. Felt tip, pencil, biro, paint you name it, it’s been used to scribble on every surface by my two year old Genevieve. We put down a deposit of about two thousand on this place, I can't see us getting any of it back unless I can find the paint match and how exactly do I explain that request to the landlord?
These days Genevieve is permanently dirty. Her latest is rubbing yoghurt or ice cream in her newly washed hair after every meal and if it’s not in her hair it’s on the dress. As for her mouth well nothing much gets in there, Guantanamo is less closely guarded. How she survives is a mystery to me. She will eat part of a slice of toast for breakfast and about two chips and half a fish finger for dinner and lunch. No matter how hard I try and hide vegetables in sauces or make chicken look attractive the child simply will not eat. Pesto pasta is about the only bit of food I can rely on her to pick at but surely it’s not healthy for her to have that five days a week?
As for Hugh well his problem is that he never sleeps. Back in 2006 when I wasn't woken up every three hours life was rosy. These days like clockwork I will see the moon shining on quiet streets around three times a night. Mostly it’s just putting him back from our bed into his but this process could take up to an hour at a time.
Reading back on this I sound like an awful moan, I mean who wears white jeans around children at breakfast without expecting consequences!
But seriously the hugs and laughs tonight will make up for it all. Hugh told me the other day I was prettier with make up. Those three year olds are more perceptive than we give them credit for!
The title of this blog is going to be 'The Mess' because that's the way things are in my house most of the time. At the moment my three year old son Hugh is sitting on our cream couch with his shoes flat down. We bought the (expensive) couch with vouchers from our wedding six years ago never really thinking of what would happen to it down the track. Unfortunately these days it’s got marker, paint, foodstuffs and dirt all over it and I have long since past the days of turning the cushions over onto the other side.
Walk into our kitchen (in our rental) and all you notice is pen on every single wall. Felt tip, pencil, biro, paint you name it, it’s been used to scribble on every surface by my two year old Genevieve. We put down a deposit of about two thousand on this place, I can't see us getting any of it back unless I can find the paint match and how exactly do I explain that request to the landlord?
These days Genevieve is permanently dirty. Her latest is rubbing yoghurt or ice cream in her newly washed hair after every meal and if it’s not in her hair it’s on the dress. As for her mouth well nothing much gets in there, Guantanamo is less closely guarded. How she survives is a mystery to me. She will eat part of a slice of toast for breakfast and about two chips and half a fish finger for dinner and lunch. No matter how hard I try and hide vegetables in sauces or make chicken look attractive the child simply will not eat. Pesto pasta is about the only bit of food I can rely on her to pick at but surely it’s not healthy for her to have that five days a week?
As for Hugh well his problem is that he never sleeps. Back in 2006 when I wasn't woken up every three hours life was rosy. These days like clockwork I will see the moon shining on quiet streets around three times a night. Mostly it’s just putting him back from our bed into his but this process could take up to an hour at a time.
Reading back on this I sound like an awful moan, I mean who wears white jeans around children at breakfast without expecting consequences!
But seriously the hugs and laughs tonight will make up for it all. Hugh told me the other day I was prettier with make up. Those three year olds are more perceptive than we give them credit for!
About Sybil:
Sybil Mulcahy is well recognisable as a former reporter on TV3's XPOSÉ and now she's at the centre of family issues as presenter of The Morning Show with Sybil and Martin.
Sybil joined TV3 nine years ago after returning from San Diego where she worked on the Education Channel as a reporter and as an editor in a CBS affiliate.
She was TV3's entertainment correspondent for several years and has interviewed famous faces such as Tom Cruise, Beyoncé, Pierce Brosnan and Bill Clinton.
Sybil is from Ballsbridge, in Dublin and studied Arts at UCD and afterwards Communications in UCG. She has also completed a marketing diploma.
Sybil joined TV3 nine years ago after returning from San Diego where she worked on the Education Channel as a reporter and as an editor in a CBS affiliate.
She was TV3's entertainment correspondent for several years and has interviewed famous faces such as Tom Cruise, Beyoncé, Pierce Brosnan and Bill Clinton.
Sybil is from Ballsbridge, in Dublin and studied Arts at UCD and afterwards Communications in UCG. She has also completed a marketing diploma.
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