Zoe Marshall surprised husband Benji by arriving with 1-year-old son Fox to watch him play for the Kiwis in his comeback test against Tonga at Mt Smart.
The radio presenter and blogger admits she often finds it hard when Benji is travelling with his NRL team Wests Tigers, and having him train away in NZ with the Kiwis was also tough. "The way he loves you @benji6marshall all I can say is thank the heavens you're home. Solo parenting is tough. Shout out to my mum and all the mums and dads and carers that do it on their own. It's almost impossible and you are heroes," Marshall wrote on social media.
She shared the couple's fertility struggles as they tried for a baby, garnering a grateful following for her honesty. Now, she is showing the same brutal honesty about the joy and difficulty of motherhood.
Weeks after having Fox early last year, she spoke of exhaustion and isolation. She said there were so many joyful times, but she also needed to be honest about how tough it could be.
"As glorious as having a little miracle is, we need to acknowledge the transition into parenthood and how challenging that can be," she wrote.
