World Menopause day

 As a parent you learn to relive life through your kids.

You try and remember what it was like to be three and frustrated with the taste of sprouts, or seventeen and stressed out by your parents.

Then when your kids get old enough to become more independent and less of a drain on your everyday energy, life brings you menopause!

Suddenly a monthly monster you thought you had tamed some time ago rears its ugly head, cooks you when you sleep, prepares to feed the 5,000, and then throws it all out in a torrent.

Out the window goes the calm, clear headed and understanding parent, she gets replaced by the mother with murder on her mind.

You mess with my family and you mess with me!

I wonder if the increased emotional state is designed to give me the strength to stand up to the more mature mates that my children now mix with.

Of course like everything in life we all experience things in our own way!

I’ve managed to wrestle the beast into submission each month so far, I’m just wondering how many more rounds there are to go.

Good luck to you if you’re battling your own monster right now, we got this ladies, we got this.