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Motherhood special report: Pandemic exposes how Irish women are still left holding the baby
The pandemic put parenting, and mothering in particular, front and centre, with research showing that women bore the brunt of the restrictions. But even before Covid, mothers were struggling with the lion s share of domestic chores and care work in addition to paid employment
Mon, 12 Jul, 2021 - 06:30
Joyce Fegan The pandemic put parenting, and mothering in particular, front and centre, with research showing that women bore the brunt of the restrictions. But even before Covid, mothers were struggling with the lion s share of domestic chores and care work in addition to paid employment, writes Joyce Fegan
Motherhood is like a summer in the UAE. You think you know what s coming and that you are totally prepared, and then it hits. At which point you realise there was no way you could have prepared, because you had no real idea of what was coming.
In reality, rather than soaring temperatures and suffocating humidity, it s more like a tidal wave of newness - new emotions, new experiences, new responsibilities, new priorities, a new daily (and nightly) schedule, and so on, which all come together to create a totally New You.
And while entering the glittering and esteemed echelons of mothers is a blessing and an honour that we are eternally grateful for, whichever way it comes to us, we would be lying if we didn t admit that it kind of knocks you off your feet. For a good long while.
Apr 11, 2021
A year into working from my bedroom, I thought I had reached an emotional equilibrium where I could tolerate the multiple kid interruptions throughout my day. But last week, my older daughter was assigned a scavenger hunt in remote school. She barged through my door which I am sorry to report has no lock four times in one hour, looking for slippers, something red (twice) and a hairbrush. On the fourth interruption, I snapped. “You’ve got to get out of here,” I said, in a voice much harsher than I like to use with my children.
My daughter was upset, and I felt bad that I yelled. But I was also conflicted. Every time she came in, I had politely asked her to look elsewhere in the apartment because I had a deadline to meet. She’s a third-grader, which is old enough to understand and honor that request, and I want to raise her to be empathetic to other people’s needs.
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