Welcome to our regular roundup of the best of the UK mum and dad blogs. This week we have been baked by the heatwave, but managed to survive with copious applications of ice lollies. How about you?

Here at ParentDish we continued our well-loved tradition of prompting readers to say What's that on the floor? Why I do believe it's my jaw with stories about the teenager tattooed by bullies, the five year old who smokes 40 a day, and the holiday that's for teddy bears only.

English Mum had her legendary gorgeousness on display this week as she challenged lingerie company Figleaves to come up with some swimwear that real women look good in – this is the result.

A Mummy's Meanderings discovered the perils of working on autopilot, and why she needs to apologise to everyone listening to BBC Radio Leeds. Take solace with the Knackered Mother's Wine Club, who's finding the heat (and her new car) a little challenging.

Wait 'Til Your Father Gets In suspects that his wife resents him. No she doesn't, she loves you really, and if you do the dishes without being reminded she'll love you even more.

Linda from Got Your Hands Full revealed why she will not be eating Liz Hurley's snacks. Me neither, they sound horrid.

And commiserations to New Mummy, who has identified the five reasons she's going to hell. Never mind. I hear it's lovely and warm down there, though not many ice lollies.

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