I wish being a mum felt like enough of an achievement As the end of the year draws closer, my social media feeds are saturated with people reflecting on their biggest achievements of 2024.
Motherhood is the hardest thing I’ve ever done – yet why do I still feel like it doesn’t constitute a real achievement in the eyes of a society that continues to look the other way?.
I wanted to say that getting through a rough pregnancy while looking after a toddler and working as a teacher was harder than anything I’ve done before, or how potty training a three-year-old while breastfeeding a six-week-old at the same time requires more complex logistics and sheer graft than any work-related task.
Major promotions at work, climbing a mountain or backpacking around an entire continent alone; finally getting fit, buying a house or reading a hundred books, have all featured.
Even getting out of the house with two clean, fed and content children everyday feels like achieving the impossible – and don’t get me started on bedtime.
