I never thought I wanted children or maybe it was more that I never wanted to be pregnant and the whole giving birth thing was just not me. I would however, have liked to open my front door one day to find a little bundle on my door step. As you can imagine that didn’t really work out. I guess I’ve always been fairly maternal and kids do take to me most of the time but having one of my own seemed out of the question once I turned 45. As you may know, if you read my posts, I recently got married to my partner Pam. Pam has two wonderful sons and both are married with lovely wives. I have become very attached to the loving, crazy clan. In December 2010 Pam’s eldest son and daughter-in-law gave birth to Ellie, then hot on the heals of Ellie, Jessica arrived born to Pam’s younger son and daughter-in-law. We have been in both of their lives since the day they were born. So, last December when Pam and I got married this family suddenly and legally became my family too. I love them all to bits and don’t think I could love them more if they were my own. What a game changer…going from a single person to a married person with step kids and grand kids. Now that is the way to do it! I love being Nonna (Italian for grandmother) and I’m feeling things I’ve never felt before. My maternal and protective instincts have kicked it up about 10 gears. I would seriously hurt anyone who wronged any of our kids or grandkids. Having this family has been a life changing experience for me and I can’t wait to see what happens next!
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