As a doctor, I have a front-row seat to the physical, emotional and financial impact on women who find themselves in the role of primary carer
‘Why do you always grip the dashboard like that when I am driving?’
It’s the bleary-eyed 5am run to rowing practice and I have just relented to the eager “can I drive?” When your teenager takes a reluctant “I guess” as full-throated approval, you still want to show grace. Especially when there are many more mandated hours of supervision en route to a probationary licence.