Three words most women are familiar with. I am sorry. I am sorry for giving you attitude.I am sorry for reacting.I am sorry for not …
I am sorry.
Take your time, mama.
She steps out of the shower and looks at herself in the mirror.Standing there, she begins to cry.Hidden behind the baby bump, the stretch marks …
Late Night
Coffee. That’ll do it for you. She was just about ready to call it a night. She crawled in to bed with her daughter, it …
Dear Covid
Dear Covid-19,You may have shown up uninvited. You may have screwed up our plans. You certainly messed with mine. You were unexpected and unwanted. You …
Playing in the Rain
Yes, we are playing in the rain.Yes, it’s cold and it’s wet.No, I don’t feel like standing here any longer.Yes, I will stay.Why?Because my children …
The Mother
It can be hard sometimes.Feeling lonely.Feeling needed.Feeling loved. It can be tiring and exhausting and just plain annoying.I love you. I love my daughter. I …
Sweet Baby Girl
As you smile at me with your eyes barely open, I realise that the washing can wait, the dishes can get done later, but you …
Just us.
Although we don’t have a big house, or fancy cars, we have each other. All 8 of us will be cramped in our 2-bedroom apartment, …
Heartbreak.
She let herself feel, for once, and it was at that moment that she felt a pain that had been so foreign to her. As …