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39. Mum Hacks: It Feels Like Cheating. It's Worked for Six Months.

October 4, 2026 · 14 min

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You rolled forty identical socks into pairs the night before your mum arrived. Then unrolled them all on Monday.

The hack works. It's worked for six months. So why does it feel like you're getting away with something?

This Mum Hacks starts with a voice memo about forty pairs of identical white socks and ends with a confession about mine. In between: the two piles every objection from your inner critic falls into, the one question that sorts them, and why a sociologist would say you might be running your whole house like the guest toilet.

More mum hacks: The Mum Hacks collection

Free guides and printables: ADHD Mums free resources

References

Goffman, E. (1959). The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. Anchor Books.

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