When
I was in my twenties, I was told I had a very slim chance of ever being a
mum. This news was utterly devastating
to me as all I ever wanted was to have children of my own. I believe it shaped my decision to marry an
unsuitable man who already had children from a previous relationship.
Fortunately, I did conceive, and although the doctors told me
they didn’t believe I would go full term, my son ended up being two days late. I then went on to have another two children
and would have happily added to my brood had that unsuitable man been more…suitable!
Believing
that motherhood would never be mine I was totally overwhelmed when I did
finally hold my son for the first time.
That tiny bundle of happiness will be eighteen this year and that
terrifies me more than the thought of giving birth.
So
what have I learnt over the years? Here
is my top ten:
