A letter to… my stepson, whom I love despite all the challenges

‘All the frustrations melt away when you give me an unexpected kiss’: the letter you always wanted to write

It may sound cliched, but I have loved you from the word go. When you presented me with a picture you’d drawn for me before we even met, and then slipped your hand in mine as we wandered around the supermarket later that day, I felt that my heart would burst.

Regardless of the fact that you were only five, I was so nervous about meeting you. But I needn’t have worried. You are funny, sensitive and so loving – I can’t wait to see the man you’ll grow up to be. With your daddy as a role model, you’ll be one of the good ones.

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