Who’s the Mummy?

Gwyneth Paltrow’s nanny, Rachel Waddilove, has written a baby book, and the lines of battle are already drawn. Child-rearing being the most hotly-contested sport we girls play, indifference isn’t an option. You’ll either agree mother shouldn't be baby's slave, or feel close to tears at the thought of a child being left to cry for even a minute. Why are we so unsisterly when it comes to these personal choices? The only thing men argue about like this is football. Or politics. Or religion. On reflection, perhaps we’re not so nuts after all.

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