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18th October 2018
10:28am BST

"It makes me think I’m not failing at life.
“I just feel in today’s society we’re nearly afraid to say we’re not coping as a mother."
Erin, sister of MMA fighter Conor McGregor, added that she found it hard to balance work with being a mum.
She had in the past felt guilty both for staying at home with her children, 18-year-old Taylor and two-year-old Harry, and for working.
"For me, being at home with my son for 17 months, I would look at social media or the media and I would think women who are out working, they have their sh* together, and I’m failing.
“I became a mother for the first time when I was 19. I went back to work when Taylor was three months old and I felt guilty for that.
“This time around, being an older parent, I wanted to stay at home with Harry. But then I felt guilty as if I was failing as a woman.”Explore more on these topics: