Voices: Don’t judge me – but I can’t stand playing with my toddler

“Mummy play trains” – these three little words make me take a sharp intake of breath and immediately plaster on a brave face.

It feels like a dark confession, but I can’t stand playing make-believe or role play games with my toddler. Does that make me a terrible mother? And am I the only one who feels like this?

I really love my son (not that it needs clarifying). In fact, I often feel like the word “love” isn’t big enough for what I feel for him. As soon as I became a parent I experienced a sense of deep, visceral and utterly perfect...