“Being a mum is so full on”, “taking the kids to a bookshop is so hard”, a trip to Hamleys on the train was “so intense”…. Why does she speak as though she’s some distant aunt that’s never even met a child that’s been drafted in to observe real life for a young family. Of course it’s full on but she’s had a very capable second pair of hands doing most of the running around!
Also - they had NNB and Tommy and couldn’t get down an escalator with two kids?! Even if you did it on your own you put Ada in the carrier, hold Alf’s hand and fold the pram and then beg someone else to help you get it down! I’ve never struggled to find someone to help at a tube station in London. With two or even three of you it’s even easier, again use the carrier or carry Ada, one take Alf and one take the pram. My little boy is a year younger than Alf and knows to do a big step on to an escalator (with me kind of lifting him on so I know he’s actually stepped) and then the same at the bottom, I obviously hold him and make sure he’s actually on and off but he knows what to do as we count down, how to stand still etc. I avoid them if I can but in wonderful old London sometimes you can’t! Her life is going to get drastically harder with those kids when she moves back to London if she ever plans to leave the house with them or take anything other than black taxis for transport!!
Also - they had NNB and Tommy and couldn’t get down an escalator with two kids?! Even if you did it on your own you put Ada in the carrier, hold Alf’s hand and fold the pram and then beg someone else to help you get it down! I’ve never struggled to find someone to help at a tube station in London. With two or even three of you it’s even easier, again use the carrier or carry Ada, one take Alf and one take the pram. My little boy is a year younger than Alf and knows to do a big step on to an escalator (with me kind of lifting him on so I know he’s actually stepped) and then the same at the bottom, I obviously hold him and make sure he’s actually on and off but he knows what to do as we count down, how to stand still etc. I avoid them if I can but in wonderful old London sometimes you can’t! Her life is going to get drastically harder with those kids when she moves back to London if she ever plans to leave the house with them or take anything other than black taxis for transport!!