Woman's Own

OUR BIG, HAPPY BLENDED FAMILY

‘HE SPOKE WITH PRIDE ABOUT HIS CHILDREN’
‘THERE’S PLENTY OF LOVE AND LAUGHTER’

My husband Chris, then 44, and I sat back and watched as the kids, Poppy, 15, Felix, 12, Mylo, 10, and Willow, eight, dug deep into their Christmas stockings and unwrapped the little gifts. ‘Look what I got Mum!’ Mylo said, holding up a Lego figure.

It was Christmas 2020, and my favourite time by far. The 25th always starts in the same way in our house, with the kids opening their stockings before a morning walk. Then we all sit around the tree unwrapping our presents before I whip up a

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