Is the female midlife crisis real? You bet it is
There is very little preparation in motherhood for becoming an empty nester. One day you are cooing over your newborn baby, the years pass by in a whirr of activity and, suddenly, it’s the day that you will also remember for ever because it is your empty nester day. Today, 11 February, is my first …
Those times when I wished for a moment’s peace while my daughter was growing up. I wish they would return. I miss the noise, chaos and sense of purpose . This morning I had a long lie in with the cat beside me. The thing I longed for at one time does not now bring …