I went out on Saturday night, unusual for me, normally I am in Blanket Bay by 10pm. Sunday morning (or should I say dawn) arrived and I woke to my eight year old jumping up and down on my bed. She is not a morning person and would on any other day sleep in until 9am if I let her. A wave of guilt swept over me, thankfully not for long. It is OK to have a social life without the children. I am not a bad parent or abandoning them by having a late night once in a blue moon, I am simply human. After a couple of hours of me asking Emily to give Mummy another half an hour a note gently slid over the side of my face and stopped at the bottom of my nose. ”I love you Mummy” it said. She was really pulling out all the stops now! It was time to get up...
Isn’t it interesting how kids just seem to know how to work their magic...
Jane King
Mother of Emily 8, Cristian 14
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