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Dear Frankie. The reason I leave love notes in your lunch box is because, I’m not always there to hug and squeeze you in person and I miss you when you’re at school. The reason I let you come in my bed sometimes with ten teddies and a plastic doll that digs me in my …
Dear Frankie, Love is reminding you to empty the dishwasher and put away the plates. Love is asking you to re think wearing a t shirt in winter and sending you back in the house to get your coat. Love is encouraging you to eat more fruit and vegetables. Love is teaching you the importance …
Dear Frankie, Your safety and well being are two of my main priorities and I believe it’s my responsibility to try my very best to prioritise these for you and any other children who come into my care. As a 50 year old woman, I would feel a lot safer in this world if people …
There is something about watching young children sing their hearts out whilst wearing wonky halos and striped tea towels on their heads, that draws that lump to the back of my throat each year. There will always be that one child that misses their cue, forgets their lines or projects their voice louder than everyone …
Dear Frankie, Nothing you’ve ever done is naughty. Let me repeat that. Nothing you’ve ever done is naughty. The reason I know this is because I know for a fact that children aren’t naughty. How do I know this as fact? The answer is because all children are born innocent. I’ve always been interested in …
‘Dear Daniel.’ I need your help!!!! Look what’s happening!!! Lots of protective and concerned parents like yourself feel the same way. They are advising their children that standing up for themselves means becoming violent too. My little girl was strangled by a child in her class and do you know how I taught her to …
Dear Frankie, I’ve been a mother to a teenager now for just over 2 weeks and I’m loving it. I know it’s early days and I have a lot more to learn from you but I just wanted to say thanks for the ride. I’m sure the next 7 years is going to be an …
Happy Birthday Mum! Look at your little face, you’d only had 3 birthdays up until then. I assume you are here at nursery with your mates. It’s not your birthday in the photo or indeed your party but I’m winging my imagination to try and recreate one. Look at you all playing outside, where …
Dear Frankie, I’m not your friend. I don’t want to collect LOL dolls and I don’t want to wear an Elsa dress when I watch Frozen 2 at the cinema. I want to wear my comfy jeans and a jumper, preferably without a bra. I don’t want to drink Fruit Shoots, Capri Sun’s and Apple …
Dear Frankie, Can we talk about Adoption? This topic plays a big part in both our lives, me being an adoptive mother and you being an adopted daughter, there can’t be one of us without the other and that’s what connects our life stories, that’s what makes our relationship extra special I think. Adopting a …