Karen Kay is a daily newspaper journalist who lives with her husband and daughter in the Chilterns
MARCH is the month of Mothering Sunday. Women across the land will be served tea in bed, accompanied by a bunch of daffodils and a card expressing love for being a wonderful mum. Many of us will be lucky enough to unwrap a handmade token or a carefully chosen trinket, and maybe taken out for lunch.
It is for many a cherished day when our efforts to nurture, nourish and negotiate the likes of homework or music practice with our offspring are marked with gratitude.
Having divorced by the age of 30, already conscious of the ticking biological clock and a long-held desire to be a mum, I did wonder whether I would ever hold that cherished title. When I met a wonderful man who went on to become my second husband, he already had two small children and I faced the challenges and emotions of being his new partner and how that role fitted into their young lives. Alongside the angst, I had to accept the real prospect that I may not find myself holding my own, longed-for baby.
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