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We all have a fairytale picture in our heads of how we want our lives to work. This picture often has nothing to do with the reality of our lives. I never thought that I would only meet Mr Right at the age of 34.

I didn’t consider that he might already have children. And I never dreamt there would be an ex and children to consider as I negotiated my new relationship. But so it was, and I wanted to make it work.

Until I met him, I had always lived on my own as an independent, self-sufficient woman. I owned my own home, had a great career and knew how to take care of myself. Then I fell in love and almost overnight became stepmother to two beautiful girls.

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