The blog for parents - Hurrah for Gin

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Charlotte Harding meets a Brighton mum whose blog is providing a breath of fresh air to parents.

As a parent it can sometimes feel as if you aren’t getting it quite right.

Posts on social media of people’s seemingly perfect lives and perfect children can leave you feeling a little lost.

“When I had my first child I read a lot of books and blogs but there wasn’t anything I felt I could relate to,” explains Katie Kirby who set up her own blog Hurrah for Gin four years ago.

“I just started writing about my own personal experience. I had always loved writing so it felt very natural.”

At the time Katie was also being made redundant from a role working in advertising and social media and wanted something to occupy her mind. Hurrah for Gin is a very honest and open account of parenting two children, the highs and lows including finding out about World Book Day the night before and having to prepare emergency outfits to parenting with a hangover.

“I felt as if no-one was really being honest,” she reveals. “Social media has created this problem where everyone thinks everyone’s lives are perfect but people don’t post if their kids have been a nightmare or if they had an argument with their partner the night before.”

Katie tries not to censor her posts too much but is aware of putting anything up that will upset people or anything really personal relating to her children.

“I just want to be open with people,” she says.

“I love my kids and feel lucky to have them but it isn’t always sunshine and flowers, being a par