THE SPIRIT OF SISTERHOOD

From emergency tampons to cheerful leg-ups, it’s fellow females who know what we need to stay strong, says Ana Sampson

When I delved into my diaries recently to write about those blearily remembered first few months of parenthood, the faces that stood out were all female. Among them, my wonderful mother and much-missed mother-in-law, and my sister, who eyed the new, raw, mad me with baffled compassion and took the baby for a walk. But also: the colleague who gathered up my baby so I could drink a whole cup of coffee during my office visit and the stranger who wordlessly packed away my buggy on the bus as I wrestled with a squalling infant. A friend – who had her own tiny children to deal with – brought me quiche: food I could put straight into my face from the box and that was worth more to me in…

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Red UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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