There’s a moment I know too well. The noise stacks up first. A child calling “Mum” over and over. A TV playing in the background. Someone whining. Something spilling. The hum of everything all at once. Then my skin starts to feel tight. My thoughts get fuzzy. My patience—gone. And then it happens. I snap. Not in a dramatic, movie-scene kind of way. Just a sharp tone. A frustrated sigh. A “can everyone just STOP for a second?” that comes out louder than I meant it to. And almost instantly,...
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