10/03/2024
WOW being a Mum in 2024 is a pretty tough gig. When I take the kids out on my own, a dad with two small children I get comments; ‘you have your hands full there’ ‘how amazing, managing them on your own’ etc etc. When it’s a women, a mother, it’s just expected, if the kids are playing up, you get looked at as if you are the worse mother in the world. The double standards from the world, sometimes your own family is crazy.
Then there is the balance of work and being a mum, the guilt of putting them in nursery, the feeling of societies pressure to be the best mum whilst also having to work! I see the pressure it puts on everyone.
I’m lucky that I watched my Mum working loads to provide for me and my brothers on her own for years whilst also always being there for us and I hope that appreciation has stuck with me.
does an amazing job, juggling being such a caring parent whilst working extremely hard. All her efforts allow me to spend so much time with my kids and have my dream job, which let’s be honest doesn’t feel like work most of the time 😂.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mums, mums to be, mother figures out there just doing their best!
