In support of Jackie O

I really felt for Jackie O when I tuned in to the debacle that was the weekend news item about her crossing the road while feeding her baby. It’s the kind of story that makes you want to sit down in despair, except by the time I saw it there were already heaps of wonderful people coming to her defence. Any public debate about your capabilities as a mother would be cripplingly painful, but when it’s come from an event so trivial that it’s verging on nonsense, then it should never have happened in the first place.

Becoming a mother is wonderful, yes, but overwhelming and confronting too. At the bottom of all those rolling emotions is one fervent wish: the desire to do your best for this tiny, helpless little person and protect them in every way possible. That’s exactly what Jackie O will be doing, and the best way to help her is to leave her alone and show her some respect. And that goes for every other mother who is juggling their chaotically busy lives and trying their hardest.