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As we head into January, I had the absolute privilege of contributing to the Parenting Magazine with the Belfast Telegraph , sharing my thoughts on parenting predictions for 2026. It was such a brilliant opportunity to have a voice in that space but if I’m honest, it also got me thinking… deeply. About where we’re heading, what our kids are navigating, and how much pressure mums are carrying into this next year. One of the biggest topics that keeps coming up and will only ge

As a solo mother of three one launched into adulthood at 25, two still very much at home at 17 and 16 I have become intimately familiar with the tyranny of the word yes. Yes to lifts that clash spectacularly with conference calls. Yes to topping up Revolut accounts (my younger son, mainly). Yes to “just this once” extensions on curfews, deadlines, pocket money and patience. I say yes partly because I can, partly because I want to keep the peace, and partly because after a lon

As the clock edges closer to midnight and another year quietly comes to an end, there is a familiar narrative we are offered: celebration, renewal, excitement for what’s next. But for many mothers particularly those carrying their families largely alone New Year’s Eve is not a party. It is a pause. And often, a heavy one. The image of motherhood we are most often shown at this time of year is one of togetherness: couples clinking glasses, children gathered close, laughter spi