Tag: sacrifice
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Musings of a Crummy Mummy
Has this top shrunk? Or am I getting fatter? (We both know the answer, but what does it matter?) My children have toys and food and clothes, So who cares if my jeans are all covered in holes? And yes my hair’s messy, What’s a brush? I forget… At least the stray birds will have…
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Ode to the Sick Mother
Your head is pounding, Your muscles; they ache, You’re hot and you’re flustered, You’re in need of a break, You’ve got sick in your hair, You’re covered in snot, You’re eyes are all puffy, You’re sweating – a lot, You have a mountain of laundry, An overflowing sink, The kids all want dinner; You just…
Serena Malcolm 