Mother’s Day is usually a time to celebrate the women who have taken care of us, but what about the women who have to care for the people who brought them into the world? 

Motheru2019s Day is usually a time to celebrate the women who have taken care of us, but what about the women who have to care for the people who brought them into the world? 

Motheru2019s Day 2022: what itu2019s like to become a mum to your mother

Mother’s Day 2022: what it’s like to become a mum to your mother

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“Even as a little girl, I knew it was my job to protect my mum” 

She gave so much of herself for years to make sure I could have a good life. Taking care of her is the least I can do

“I was left to raise myself and emotionally care for my mum”

I was expected to be her source of emotional stability, her firm foundation

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“Even as a little girl, I knew it was my job to protect my mum.”

Mother’s Day: 2 women explain what it’s like to become a mum to your own mother