Thanks to Country Living magazine we know about the criteria that makes a modern lady.
Essential qualities include owning a little black dress, always having a hanky and the ability to cook perfect, crispy roast potatoes.
But what are the attributes that make a modern mother? Here are the 39 steps to being a mum in 2016:
A modern mother…
1. Can laugh at herself. (Because when you have put shoes in the FRIDGE for the third day running if you didn’t laugh you would cry. A LOT. And never stop).
2. Cooks healthy meals for her children every night… Read the full story