2020-04-01_Mother_&_Baby

Life&Kids

Bitter-sweet is the only word to describe

how Mother’s Day will feel this year.

While I’ll be holding my girls close

and celebrating them, I’ll also be

remembering my own mum who passed

away 10 years ago. She never met my

girls, or even saw me get married, andshe

died just four months after my dad passed

away of cancer. It was the toughest time

of my life, but those kinds of challenges

put life into perspective.

Losing Mum helped me to appreciate

the special bond between me and my

girls. When I look back to the happy

times with her, and all those Mother’s

Days we shared, it inspires me to be

positive and grateful Mum and

‘I'll honour my mum with a roast’

I were very close, and she taught me

the value of both working hard in your

career, and being a good home-maker.

I learned all my cooking skills from

Mum, especially how to perfect a

roast. Thanks to her, my family always

sits down for Sunday dinner together.

It’s the perfect reminder.

This Mother’s Day will be close to the

10-year anniversary of losing Mum. Yes,

it’ll be sad, but as we tuck into our roast,

I’ll remember those lovely times with her.

I’m grateful to be alive and healthy, and

here for my girls. Those special childhood

memories remind me to smile, and

squeeze them tighter every day.

Emma Ramsden,

41, a recruitment

director, lives in

Huddersfield with

husband Michael and

daughters Bella, three,

and Ruby, seven

Treasured times

with her girls

Emma with
Michael, Ruby
and Bella

Making memories

with Mum

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