The Secret Mother

by Shalini Boland

I don’t believe there’s such a thing as a perfect life. Shit happens, as they say. And I’ve had more than my fair share of that. I don’t believe in happy-ever-afters either. But right here, right now, watching my little fledgling family, I realise I’ve got something back that I thought was lost forever. A door I thought permanently shut is now wide open. Is that a happy ending? Maybe. Maybe not. But it’s a good place to start.