12/04/2026
As a mother, you learn many things.
You learn to walk beside your child,
not in front and not behind.
Meeting them in that generous present moment of where they are. To witness, to support, and to gently guide.
You are here to observe as they shape their own future, to hold the joy, the love, the sadness, and the moments of grief.
More importantly, to rest in a deep and quiet acceptance of who they are becoming.
To observe how they choose in each moment presence over pressure, grace over force,
and truth over expectation.
There is something so quiet and sacred in being with your child in this moment, just as it is, watching who they are becoming gently unfold. Not something to rush, not something to shape but something to honour, together.
A photo from over 20 years ago with my daughter Miss Milla-Kate, who I have learnt so much from in being a mother xx