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Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Because as we all know, unless you are some kind of natural earth mother type or lying, your children are not endless fascinating. What ensues is a wonderfully well-observed exchange between mother and offspring that is just so true to life and honest, yet completely delightful at the same time.Īs Mrs Large attempts to luxuriate in half a bottle of bubble bath, each member of her herd bounds in, demanding of her time.Īnd she doesn’t even try to disguise her weary disinterest at hearing Lester’s recorder rehearsal or Laura reading aloud. throwing around) their breakfast, the frazzled mum retreats to the bath tub with tray containing the paper and a pot of tea. So while Lester, Laura and the Little One are busy eating (ie. Or even just the chance to go for a wee with the door closed and no one trying to press the flush, unravel the loo roll, eat the toilet brush and throw things in the bath. Sometimes the poor woman just NEEDS.A.BIT.OF.SPACE. She loves her three kids with all her heart but they are of the heavy-footed, boisterous variety (understandable, given that they are elephants). Long before Hurrah For Gin, there was Mrs Large. ![]()
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