It’s the lack of addressing or acknowledging the situation that is the biggest crime, in my opinion.
Parenting is difficult, and as someone who has opted not to be a parent, I won’t judge a person who wants a break from being the primary caregiver, if they’re in a position to do so (let’s not forget that Alice is incredibly lucky to be able to take a break - it’s a privilege beyond most parents).
However, I absolutely WILL judge her if she’s previously marketed herself as a single mum, written a book about being a single mum, and most importantly, hasn’t been honest with any of her followers, many of whom found her and follow her because she is a single mum! It’s the pivot of the century!
I do judge her a bit for wanting to re-live the early twenties she never had, too. I mean, maybe this is very easy for me to say as I don’t (and won’t) have children, but did she not think about what she’d be potentially missing out on when she had kids at such a young age? Is it not a bit embarrassing to live like a 25-year old at age 35? Even if you needed a break from the responsibility of parenting, which after Dan the Conman, I could totally understand... wouldn’t you spend that break sorting your life out (go to therapy, sort a suitable house out, etc) rather than hanging out at Shoreditch House?
I just don’t understand her and I find her incredibly cringeworthy. I’m sure she’ll spin comments here as part mum-shaming, part fun-shaming and part jealousy, but she is genuinely the last woman on earth I’d swap places with. I’ll happily stick with my current version of age-appropriate fun (in pre-covid times: dinner parties, theatre and cinema outings, coffees or brunch meetups, weekends away) rather than running around London, drinking overpriced cocktails in shoes that are difficult to walk in, just like I did 10 years ago!
