Dear Thirty-One Year Old Nene
OK, now listen. I want you to make a cup of tea, sit down and read this letter in one big gulp. Try not to get distracted! You know you’ll only have to go running if the children are quiet – noisy kids means all’s well.
I’m here to tell you that this year is going to be fine. You’re basically a single parent for the next twelve months, while Chris is working overseas, but I tell you what, girl – you can do it.
Firstly, trust in yourself. You know what to do.
Your new baby girl is a darling. She will sleep through the night in just a few weeks’ time – I promise! And your two little boys need all of you, mum. They need your energy and your patience and your love. And your footy skills in the back garden. They are going to miss their Dad like you wouldn’t believe, so step up and be two parents instead of just the one. You’re not half of a couple now, you are it!
So – take care of yourself. Don’t get sick. Take your vitamins and don’t have cereal for dinner. Your three little ones are depending on you. And you know what? The really good news is that you are going to be all over this. This year is in the bag.
Another thing. For the love of God, will you just stop with the over thinking? It only leads to doubt and confusion, clutters your mind with white noise and will eventually drain you. (Remember what I said about energy and footy.)
Be brave, be strong, sleep when you can, eat properly and go with the flow. Play with the children, teach them, let them help you with things – and lead your little team until the whole family is back together again.
You’ve got this, Neeenie. Never forget how much you’re loved.
x
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nene Davies is a Welsh-Australian author of contemporary women’s fiction. She emigrated to Australia in 2002 with her husband and three children, and lives in Brisbane, where she writes full time.
Do yourself a favour and connect with Nene online.
Website – http://www.nenedavies.com
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/nenedavieswrites
Blog – http://www.sixpeasblog.wordpress.com (This is me on Nene’s blog a few weeks back. We had fun!)
Nene, your books are so lovely and you and your daughter are very clever. I just love seeing you online. Thanks for being on my blog.
Now, did you know…?
My fourth novel opens with a character writing a letter, which is what prompted this blog series. And not just any letter. It’s a story –perhaps the most important he’ll ever tell.
The Other Side of the Season
Everything has a reflection…
And there’s another side to every story.
Life is simple on top of the mountain for David, Matthew and Tilly until the winter of 1979 when tragedy strikes, starting a chain reaction that will ruin lives for years to come. Those who can, escape the Greenhill banana plantation on the outskirts of Coffs Harbour. One stays—trapped for the next thirty years on the mountain and haunted by memories and lost dreams. That is until the arrival of a curious young woman, named Sidney, whose love of family shows everyone the truth can heal, what’s wrong can be righted, the lost can be found, and…
. . . there’s another side to every story.
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