I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life
- Posted on February 3, 2026
- By The Guardian
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I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life

The ‘mum noir’ film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You brought back the difficulties of those challenging early days of parenthood, and the conversation that freed me up emotionally, writes Polly Hudson