SOMETIMES I HATE BEING A MUM
Jul 27, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS: © SOPHIE MUMFORD/JOHN LAWRENCE/TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2021.
This morning, I screamed at my children to ‘give me a flippin’ break’. This was not the zen mother I’d tried to channel as I lay in bed at 6am listening to them argue. It may be controversial, but I’m going to say it: sometimes I hate being a mum.
‘I WISH FOR RAIN TO DISGUISE MY TEARS’
Today was one of those times. With my husband working away in London, I found myself at home in Gloucestershire single-handedly trying to feed, wash and dress our three sons, aged nine, six and two, while on my hands and knees attempting to catch an escaped hamster.
To get them out of the house so
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