'A different level of love': Mums share the best and hardest parts of parenting
'A different level of love': Mums share the best and hardest parts of parenting 12 minutes to read Multimedia journalist Being a mum is arguably one of the hardest jobs on the planet. It involves sacrifice and unconditional love. For Mother's Day, Zizi Sparks spoke to Bay of Plenty mums about what makes it also the most rewarding. Keeley Brell smiles a little more every day. She smiles when mum Sonya Rakei starts the day with a morning dance. She smiles when she lies on the bed staring at the book Rakei is reading. On cue, she smiles when a photographer points a camera her way.