Whisper it: becoming a mum can make you a more productive writer | Tania Roettger

Before having a child, I had endless days to think about writing. Now, half an hour can suddenly become a window of creativity Becoming a parent is hard. Eight to 12 hours a day are spent breastfeeding or preparing formula milk and washing bottles. In addition, there is carrying, singing, soothing, putting to sleep, trying to sleep yourself and waking up to repeat this several times a night. So many new activities that before were unknown, filling up every day. This is time that was once completely at your own discretion, and the new constriction is a shock. Tania Roettger is a journalist based in Berlin Continue reading...

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