I was too young for advice about what to do when I had kids: my mum knew that the chances of my doing it in my 20s were very slim, so there was no real need. Through talking to them I realise these feelings are a road well travelled for we motherless mothers. I didn’t know I could love her more than I do already, but in the last few months it’s become immeasurable. I love this little person in my belly so much, and I just can’t imagine the weight of love I will feel when we finally meet. The sudden realisation 16 years later, that that was the love my mum said goodbye to three times over, the night she died.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 06:45 UTC