Dieting On New Year's Day Isn't A

..we Were Always Taught, Instead Of Waiting To Be Swept Off Our Feet, To 'expect Little, Forgive Much'.

Though With Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries, I'd Like To Make It Clear That I Did Not Ever Get Pregnant By Two Men.

I Had My Daughter By C-section, So Knew When And Where She Was Going To Be Born. I Got Freakishly Organized And Prepared A Group E-mail Birth Announcement. Unfortunately, I Accidentally Pressed Send All. I Then Had To Send Another E-mail Saying, "i'm Really Sorry But I Haven't Actually Had The Baby Yet." Then, When I Actually Did Have The Baby, I Felt Too Embarrassed To Send Another E-mail Saying, "i've Definitely Had The Baby Now."

In Terms Of Parenthood, I Think The Pressure Has Amped Up Massively Too. Some Parents Are Setting The Bar Ludicrously High In Terms Of Doing Things "right," And Seeing Children More As Products To Be Perfected Than Simply Children.

As Bridget Writes To Her Son, In Bridget Jones' Baby - "if You Just Keep Calm And Keep Your Spirits Up, Things Have A Habit Of Turning Out All Right, Just As They Did For Me."