Last week at playgroup with grandbaby Griffin, one of the mums was rather upset. Over dinner the night before, a supposedly close friend - single and childless - had seriously put her down by saying, “you wouldn’t know the stress of working full time.” The dinner guest also went on to berate parents at [...]
I often find myself explaining to confused mothers asking ‘what am I doing wrong?” (as they try to follow the book on their coffee table), that books that seem reasonable before you have a child are at odds with how you feel when you meet your little being.
Every day I see wonderful mothers doing a lovely job nurturing their little ones but so many of these women doubt themselves as they face criticism for their parenting choices, especially if they happen to have a high needs baby.
