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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Mischa Anouk Smith

UNCOVERED: Mum guilt made me miss my old fun self - Caught on Camera

Mum guilt.

Women are preprogrammed to think motherhood is what they should want, and that it should feel natural when it happens. But what happens when it doesn’t? What if they don’t like who they are around their children? What if they miss their old life and who they were in it? Author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn examines motherhood through her own experience as a mum-of-four and her upcoming book ‘Till Death Do Us Part’. Here, she talks about her journey to ditching societal expectations of motherhood.

By Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

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