When England was celebrating the Festival of Britain and cheering for the Queen, I came into the world without many cheers but quite a lot of tears. Mum bawled her eyes out when I turned out to be a boy and not the girl she always wanted. Regardless, after the nurse offered to take me, mum reluctantly assumed the maternal role.
Yes, not so easy to give up when someone else shows an interest !
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she grew to love you....warts and all ;)