Can we all please remember how lonely motherhood can be?
I’m breaking the taboo: motherhood is lonely. The lucky ones – the mamas with sisters, cousins, friends, and even work colleagues who had babies at the same time as they did – won’t know what I’m talking about. But, for those of us who sat alone in a play centre, mother and baby group, or […]
9 years ago
One mother’s isolation: Why is it so hard to meet other mothers?
Why is it so hard to meet other mothers? Asks Sarah, 29. “I made so many new friends,” other mothers said to me, when they had their babies. “It really opens up your world.” Two years on, I have met a small number of mothers, but I don’t see anyone regularly. I have tried. Almost every […]
11 years ago