Beautiful and inspiring! We need to love ourselves- thanks! Xxmandy nolan
I struggle with these generational assumptions- it doesn't take class or cultural background or lived experience into account - or your personal political views. We are not homogenous. I had 5 kids to 3 different dads - I lived in a shed - found my first bassinet discarded at Vinnies and lined it with a synthetic fur coat that had belonged to my drag Queen friend. A perfect SIDS bed. I am Generation x but I certainly didn’t pay any heed to the conventions of mothering. I worked it out and made a shitload of mistakes. We all parent differently regardless of age. I hated after school activities. My involvement at school was driving past on sports day and giving an encouraging beep. My kids now tell me they wish they had learnt things like piano or dance when they were young. You can’t win. And what you don’t realise until your kids are adult is they will criticise your choices no matter what they are. I don’t mind. I am a very flawed open fun and loving woman who is fiercely feminist. I am a mother but it is not who I am.