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To my son's future step mum
To my son's future step mum

The future you're blissfully piecing together with my son’s father isn’t too dissimilar to the one I had in my head once upon a time too. That’s why, occasionally, it’ll be hard to see you stand in the place I once stood.

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I'm not one of those mums, but...
I'm not one of those mums, but...

What kind of mother in their right mind would admit they didn’t want to go home to their son? Well, me. It’s not an easy confession to make. And certainly not one I make lightly.

But, whether we like to admit it or not, we all have moments when we wish we could take our mum hat off and bury our face in a pillow for an unspecified period of time.

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Liquid gold
Liquid gold

I’ve come to accept that’s just part and parcel of sharing a responsibility that means everything to both of us. Oliver is our flesh and blood. He’s the sum of a love we both once shared, transmuted through his skin and bones.

 

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Approach everything you do and everyone you meet with a heart full of L💗O💗V💗E and watch how the world opens up to you 💕💞💓💗💖💘
“You were an unexpected surprise. The defining moment. The collision of stars that slammed into me hard and sent my neat little world plummeting into the ocean. I never expected it to be you, you know? But it is you. It’s all you. And now there’s no turning back.” - @beautaplin
So, it’s been a year since I launched my blog! Yep, 365 days since I bared my soul to the world in the hope that revealing my deepest pain would provide some kind of solace to even just one woman treading this mum path solo. It certainly helped with my healing, but what I didn’t expect was just how many people it’d resonate with. If you’d told me then what I know now safe to say I would’ve told you you’re dreaming! My writing has been picked up all over the world, reposted on the likes of Mamamia, Daily Mail, The Australian and Kidspot, in addition to reaching quite literally hundreds of women who’ve told me this humble little blog has helped them through their darkest times. Talk about a silver lining. I couldn’t be more proud of what Bambi & Baby has achieved in a relatively short amount of time and I can’t wait to see what else is in store. Thank you to everyone who’s read my posts for your support - friends, family, and my adopted in-law family - it means everything to me ✨
What else is there to do on a baby free weekend but drink rosé 🤷🏻‍♀️🍷
Sometimes I get so caught up in my head, I literally exhaust myself. You know, analysing the past, stressing about the future, never quite appreciating the present because I’m so stuck in this land of limbo. It’s mental torture. And it couldn’t be more pointless. My baby sidekick is who I look to for grounding when it all gets a bit too much 🌿 we watch the moon 🌓 jump around like frogs 🐸 , barricade ourselves in his little cubby 🏠 Children are the best teachers... we’ve just got to put down our phone/laptop/to do list, and follow their lead once in a while 💕
Co-parenting is rarely lollipops, sunshine and rainbows. But today... that’s quite literally what it was! It was all for you baby boy, to celebrate two laps around the sun with the love of our lives 💞 Happy second birthday Oliver, you’re my baby soul mate 🦁🔥👩‍👦💛🎂🍰🎉🎈🎁

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