Selfish Little Wishes
If anyone asked her, she didn't have a mommy. She had a Milly. Having a Milly was far better than having a mommy, or so she was told. But it was hard to share Milly with all of the others. Milly constantly had to break up fights, nurse scraped knees, cook, clean, play, read, and be cheerful.
The older kids did help. Tommy worked at the plant, and Kate was a seamstress for the mayor's wife. Still, Milly had to do a lot, and so rarely did anyone get Milly's undivided attention.
She loved Milly, but she wanted a mommy.
This one's a little confusing, I know. Milly's working at an (the?) orphanage, and one of her young charges is musing. Sharing your mother figure with at least twenty other people can't be easy, and everyone wants undivided attention sometimes.