Sonya Lennon: It's been a full year of mums putting ourselves second, it's time to change

It might be as simple as making their own school lunches, but we need to teach our kids independence – and make our own lives a little easier this Mother’s Day

Based on UN Women’s data, we know that the world’s economies are made possible by the unpaid and undervalued care work of women and girls. File picture: iStock

One full year of putting ourselves last - Enough is enough.

‘Mum, why do all the kids see more of their Mum’s parents than they do of their Dad’s?’ This question was astutely posed to me by one of mine at the age of six.