When Mum Turned Into A Monster - Joanna Harrison

Until my son was two, I considered myself an almost perfect mother. I say “almost” as I do not believe in such a thing as a “perfect” mother. A mother has to accommodate her behaviour to the personality and personal, physical and emotional needs of her child, as well as the circumstances that life has thrust upon her at specific moments in time. This, all mothers will know, is not a very simple thing to do. Until my son was two, I had never raised my voice at him, never felt nervous or upset or enraged at anything he had done or said. It was love, love and nothing but love and harmony. Despite moments of personal sadness (completely unrelated to him) and ...  Read the complete review