Mothering at 40: This mum opens up
Nothing prepared me for the physicality of motherhood, says Sinead, 42, mother of Fin. I knew about the lack of sleep, but no one ever told me about all that trekking about with the buggy, the endless chasing after toddlers, the walks home with a three year old on your back. That’s before you’ve mopped the […]
11 years ago
One mother’s isolation: Why is it so hard to meet other mothers?
Why is it so hard to meet other mothers? Asks Sarah, 29. “I made so many new friends,” other mothers said to me, when they had their babies. “It really opens up your world.” Two years on, I have met a small number of mothers, but I don’t see anyone regularly. I have tried. Almost every […]
11 years ago
Why parenting strategies don’t work: One mother’s perspective
Parenting strategies don’t work. Why? Because mothering is an art, not a science, says Karen, 34. I don’t believe in parenting strategies. Nor do I believe in parenting experts. I’m a scientist and after a year at home with a baby I know that there is no objective way of knowing if a certain approach […]
11 years ago
Stay-at-home mums reveal their struggle: 3 women on the decision to leave work
Nikki Walsh brings us more rants from the regions. This week she chats to three mums who decided to become stay-at-home mothers. Lucy, 38 If you had told me when I was pregnant that I would end up at home with my son, I would have been so shocked. I have always been very driven […]
11 years ago