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The Restless Mother's Rant

On the big question of whether there is life after birth for a mother, I would say – there are good days and there are bad days. If you ask moms around the world there is not much difference between the two. Here is a comparative table: Good Day Bad Day Get woken up by a scream and a pull of the hair Get woken up by poke in the eye, kick in the nose and a bum sitting on your face Go to the bathroom and breast feed Breastfeed before you can go to the bathroom because the child is screaming the neighbourhood down Clean and dress child (deal with mild resistance if you follow her instructions) Clean and dress baby (deal with severe resistance and tantrum if you follow her instructions or don’t) Make breakfast while baby empties all your kitchen cupboards on to the floor. Make breakfast while baby catches the fridge open, brings out the milk box, spills it all over the floor, slips