Juggling your responsibilities to your work and your children – it’s the eternal battle for working parents. Solene in London tells Namulanta about mum guilt, sticky doors, and the moment at the school gates that made her realise she’d got her priorities wrong.

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00:00 Intro
02:14 Solene
04:00 Solene's letter to her daughter
06:30 Realising difficulties
11:18 Torn between work and home
16:28 Working mothers need support
18:55 Raising teenagers
21:25 What is the message of success

Letter writer: Solene

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