14-07-2018 07:44 via theguardian.com

A letter to… my son’s ex-girlfriend

‘I saw my strong son tearful and bemused by your quixotic mood changes and possessiveness’: the letter you always wanted to writeI won’t ever send this to you because I don’t know where you are now. I am sure you thought I was a rather intense mother to my son. Well, possibly I am: I pretty much brought him and his brother up alone and we faced tough times (like many, of course), and adversity forged an amazing bond.I have always been more than happy to embrace my childre
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