Tanya Sweeney: I adore my child and her imagination but the words ‘Play with me, mammy’ fill me with dread
I hate to say it. I’m almost ashamed to say it. But four small innocuous words elicit a sigh.
“Play with me, mammy,” my daughter will ask, and I will always oblige, even with a slightly sinking heart. As soon as she says it, I already feel tired and overwhelmed. I am, for some reason, not entirely willing to engage.
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