DECODING MYTHS ABOUT STEPMOTHERS

“I was never broody. I knew from an early age that I didn’t want to become a mother. This decision cost me relationships and even marriage proposals, but I stuck by it. So, when I met and told my current partner five years ago, he was surprised by the news. I was also surprised that Jabu respected my choice, and was willing to stay. When he told me that he had two daughters from two ex-girlfriends, I wasn’t comfortable. But, Ichose to stay to see where the relationship would lead us,” says Mmabatho Tau*, 36, from Johannesburg. “It took a while for me to meet Jabu’s kids,