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Wales Online
Flora Bowen, SWNS & Stephanie Wareham

Woman says secret to being a great mum is to embrace being average

A mum and life coach says she's a "really great mum" - and the secret is being "quite happy being average". Janey Holliday, 45, admits she walks past piles of washing, hires a housekeeper and takes pride in not being perfect at everything.

She puts happiness above academic achievement, by ignoring the Insta-perfect families online and "letting things be imperfect without being wrong". Janey, single mum to twins Monty and Harry, 14, and Tabitha, seven, said it's not always easy - and sometimes she cries after a chaotic school run.

But she considers herself to be a great parent by embracing being "good enough" - and delegating tasks to others, even if she could do a better job. As a life coach, she urges female clients to drop the 'martyr syndrome' and focus on parenting by your own defined values.

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