‘When Frank (my husband) and I first got together 14 years ago, his younger daughter Jenny found it very difficult to cope with our relationship. (She was 28 at the time.) She did not come to the ceremony at our wedding, and I was not invited to hers.
Things trundled along, mostly gradually improving, (amazingly, helped indirectly by her mother) as we quietly negotiated together what being stepmother and daughter would look like.
A few years later, her mother died. I did go to her funeral, and spent some time with her in her last days. Jenny and I figured out a bit more what stepmother and stepdaughter might look like. A lot of it revolves around shopping and coffee – both good!
This year on Mother’s Day I found myself wondering what Mother’s Day would be like for Jenny and her older sister, but especially for Jenny who has no children. The next day, in my letterbox was a card ‘Thinking of you on Mother’s Day’ signed, with love, from Jenny.’
Behold, I am doing a New Thing…
Sally Carter
Things trundled along, mostly gradually improving, (amazingly, helped indirectly by her mother) as we quietly negotiated together what being stepmother and daughter would look like.
A few years later, her mother died. I did go to her funeral, and spent some time with her in her last days. Jenny and I figured out a bit more what stepmother and stepdaughter might look like. A lot of it revolves around shopping and coffee – both good!
This year on Mother’s Day I found myself wondering what Mother’s Day would be like for Jenny and her older sister, but especially for Jenny who has no children. The next day, in my letterbox was a card ‘Thinking of you on Mother’s Day’ signed, with love, from Jenny.’
Behold, I am doing a New Thing…
Sally Carter
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Martin
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