Midlife Mum Truths

Honest cartoons about motherhood, midlife, mental load, AI, work, perimenopause and everything in between.

Reflection: Why You Feel Guilty When You Put Yourself First

Reflection: Why You Feel Guilty When You Put Yourself First Have you ever taken an hour for yourself, only to spend the whole time thinking about everything you should be doing instead? If so, you’re not alone. For many of us, guilt doesn’t appear because we’ve done something wrong. It appears because we’ve done something different. Somewhere along the way, we absorbed the message that being a “good” mum meant always being available. Always putting everyone else first. Always

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Reflection: The Mental Load Nobody Sees

Reflection: The Mental Load Nobody Sees From the outside, it can look like we’ve got it all together. We’re at work. The children are where they need to be. Dinner somehow appears on the table. Birthdays aren’t forgotten. The school forms get signed. Life keeps moving. People often say, “I don’t know how you do it.” The truth? Neither do we. Because what they don’t see is the constant mental checklist running in the background. Have I replied to that email? Do I need to buy a

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Reflection: Learning to Receive Help

Reflection: Learning to Receive Help This cartoon wasn’t born from imagination. It came from a week when I was forced to stop. An ear infection left me exhausted. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t play with my daughter. Even thinking felt like hard work. My body was telling me to rest, but my mind had other ideas. The guilt arrived almost immediately. I felt guilty for not answering emails. Guilty for not being the mum I wanted to be. Guilty watching my husband quietly step in and

Motherhood

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Reflection: Mum Energy

Reflection: Mum Energy One of the biggest surprises about becoming an older mum isn’t the school runs, the packed lunches or the endless toy explosions across the living room. It’s the energy gap. My daughter wakes up every morning as though someone has quietly plugged her into the mains overnight. Before I’ve even had my first sip of coffee, she’s asking questions, inventing games, dancing around the kitchen and planning adventures. Meanwhile, I’m wondering if my coffee can

Work

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