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Reminder for the group: you can't pour from an empty cup

Started by Michelle K · 25 March 2026

Bit of a soft post. We talk so much about strategies for the kids and almost never about us. What's one tiny thing you do JUST for you that keeps you upright? I'll start: 10 minutes in the car with the engine off before I walk into the house.

5 replies

Jen R

25 March 2026

The car. Always the car. 5 minutes of nobody needing me. Solidarity, fellow carpark dweller 🚗

Tom N

26 March 2026

Morning walk before anyone's up. 20 mins and a podcast. It's the only part of the day that's mine and it changes everything.

Mel A

26 March 2026

Hot cup of tea that I actually drink hot. Sounds tiny. It is not tiny.

Hannah W

26 March 2026

Needed this reminder. I've poured myself completely empty this term. Going to reclaim 10 mins tomorrow.

Lauren E

27 March 2026

I lock the bathroom door and scroll for 5 minutes and tell no one. We all have our thing 😂

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