Julie Jay: Being a parent is to be in a constant state of flux
"For the last few weeks now, JJ has been walking. His walk isn’t exactly at the standard of Rob Heffernan just yet, but I feel we need to cut him slack, as we are all shuffling a little bit more than usual, having eaten our weight in Celebrations."
Facing a new year as a mum to a relatively newish baby, I am once again relieved to be liberated from the shackles of the societal pressure to make sweeping changes to my diet or commit to updating my disused gym membership.
I feel the world doesn’t expect me to commit to a new year overhaul in the same way I once felt under pressure to do so as a 36-year-old ‘teenager’ about town.
