Besties

Anna has some best friends at school. She will always say that her 'best friend is Dane but he doesn't go to my school'. But at school, her friends are Amelia and Eliza. I was looking at a picture of myself and Nikki, probably Anna's age. And I so want Anna to have that. We were sent out a list of every child's birthday and addresses, and I realised that I was the only single mother in both Anna and Amelie's class. I found myself to be nervous about the idea of trying to facilitate friendship over the next few years, sleep overs and birthday parties and the like. But despite my own hang ups, I guess I can still be the mum that does all that stuff; it's stupid of me to think that just because I'm single I can't do the 'real' mum stuff. But on the flip side, when I drop off Anna every morning, all the kids get so excited to see me, like its the coolest thing ever to get a wave from me. Maybe I'm that mum? It makes you realise that kids just don't care what your marital status is, they see the bright side in anyone and everything.