28/07/2026
Fourteen and a half years ago, I became a mum..and tomorrow, my baby turns seven. I can’t quite believe it.
Motherhood has shaped me more than any other experience in my life. It has softened me, stretched me, humbled me and almost broken me more times than I can count.
My children are my greatest mirrors.
Every day they invite me to look a little closer at myself. They call me to be more patient, more present, more compassionate, more accountable. They challenge me in ways no one else ever could.
And somehow at the same time, they’ve shown me that love doesn’t have a limit. It just keeps expanding, making room for another hand to hold, another personality to nurture, another little human to love.
There are still days I end up in tears, wondering if I have any idea what I’m doing. Three children in, I certainly don’t feel like I’ve got it all figured out.
But then there are the ordinary moments. I watch them laughing together, showing kindness, growing into themselves and I think to myself…maybe I’m doing something right after all.
Motherhood is without question, the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s also been the greatest privilege of my life…despite all the messy, less than perfect moments, I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So tomorrow my baby turns seven… and I’m still learning. Still getting it wrong.
Still trying to be a little better than I was yesterday.
I think that might be the whole game … and certainly for me that’s what motherhood and life is all about - being a little better than I was yesterday.
Tash x