What mum said...

I was lucky enough to become an aunt at a very young age - as I was the "toddler" in the family.

 

I was delighted to be allowed to take care of a little girl. I babysat as often as I could and happily changed nappies. I looked forward to every single time I could meet her and felt that I finally had a little sister. And she was "mine".

 

One day it all changed. I was suddenly told that there was going to be another small child in the family. My brother was expecting his first child. Then the second brother was also able to announce that there would be a little one, there too.

 

The panic was spreading. What if I couldn't love them as much as I loved my first aunt's child? Thoughts were swirling in my head and despair was high.

 

My mum noticed that something was bothering me and asked me at the bedside what it was. A little embarrassed by my thoughts, I told her about my despair and uncertainty. Would I be able to love the new people who were coming?

 

But mum put her hand over mine and said, "There will always be room in your heart for more. Your heart will only grow!"

 

Her words warmed me so much and made me confident that this is how it would be.

 

The aunties came like pearls on a string. 8 of them in 8 years and they all had an equal place in my heart.

 

Where there is heart space, there is house space.... and the heart can hold many <3

 

Wishing you a great day!