Apart from Lance's Dad, our families both live thousands of miles away from us. While their love and support has never been in question, it has also sadly been thousands of miles removed from our every day lives.
We went into this parenting lark knowing we didn't have the traditional family help so vital to raising a child. Fortunately we went in to it without realising you'd be insane to contemplate bringing up a child without a support network. Luckily we had you guys. Awesome people who fed, clothed, entertained and loved our child. People prepared to invite her to parties, to Easter Egg hunt with her in May, to have her sleep over, to watch her while we worked, drank, and played.
I can't express what it's meant to me, and to us, but most of all to Anna. To know that she has a village of her own:
Thankyou.
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I love the concept of "it takes a village" I use to thumb my nose at that idea as I thought I could do it ALL on my own (cue laughter)....but now I have been stunned to my senses. It really does take a village......you are blessed.
I can't tell you how much it means to me to be included in your "village"...and my children benefit from it as well. It really is a privilege to know all of you. Chilly
You are so sweet and I appreciate your honesty as a parent, more than you know, since each day that goes by is taking me closer to choosing the non-parent route. So, Anna is of course special to me in that surrogate way. And I have never seen that photo - I love it! I could be Cruella daVille hiding behind a smile, or just a hiker who still thinks she is in NYC! Send more photos of me and Anna, so I can have them on my pomputer por favor ; )
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