Motherhood reminders

Motherhood reminders from me to you:

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You are allowed to hide in the toilet when your other half gets home, and spend way too long on your phone.

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You are allowed to sit in your car and listen to the end of your podcast before you go back inside to enjoy the silence for that little bit longer.

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You are allowed to buy things for yourself because you want them, not because you need them.

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You are allowed to hide your favourite treats from your family to be guaranteed the taste of something you deserve.

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You are allowed to drive your children around in the car for absolutely no other reason than needing a break from being needed for a while.

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You are allowed to stay up too late watching Netflix knowing that you will be even more tired the next day, and then complain about being tired the next day.

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You are allowed to let your children watch as much screen time as you need them to, so that you can do what you need do to.

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You are allowed to skip pages of books, bath-time routines and vegetables on the side of the plate some nights.

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You are allowed to say yes to the easier options all day.

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You are allowed to say no at any time during the day.

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You are allowed to do what you want, where you want, however you want.

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Because the when you want hardly comes these days.

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Because this is your motherhood.

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Because you (and only you) get to make the rules.