A personal assistant.
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A little more spiritual enlightenment.
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A sense of purpose.
My mum looks after our kids all the time, but on the very few weeks she takes time off, doing it all is a big juggle. My mum is a combination of Mary Poppins and Angela Davis, so I’d clone her.
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During the first week or two of lockdown. We didn’t know what was coming and it didn’t feel dangerous at that point; there was just a real sense of family and hunkering down.
As somebody who was hardworking, kind and nice.
The fact that there are not enough hours in the day and I’ve taken on too much.
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