PHOTOGRAPH: STOCKSY
‘Why do you never ask for help?” asked a friend recently. I honestly don’t know. I’m an eldest daughter; responsible and broad-shouldered. Pile it on, I can cope… And, everyone is just so busy. Parents caring for grandchildren, siblings pregnant, abroad or deep in the newborn fog, and friends scattered around the country like marbles thrust from a child’s fist. I tick off lists, make calls, add alerts to my phone… I manage pretty well, most of the time.