Today I had some sound advice from another mother commenting on my reflections of the highs and lows of motherhood, domesticity and life in general. I was lamenting how it can be so easy some days when the range of catastrophes and chaos can just wash over you - leaving you convinced you ARE earth mother because you remain so calm under pressure, and then there are days when those very same incidents and accidents bring you undone or leave you thinking "I'm hopeless at this" or "STOP THE BUS I WANT TO GET OFF !" . So mother of three sat and listened - whilst breastfeeding her third - and smiled and said very calmly "all you can do is ... just breathe". And in the grand scheme of it all, those things don't matter and tomorrow is another day when you can have another go at the earth mother routine and in the meantime.... just breathe.
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