@annabelle.newell: I used to think I was behind. Like I’d made too many shit decisions, stayed in the wrong relationships for too long, wasted time on people who were never going to be my person, and somehow taken the long way around to the life I actually wanted. But now I look at my life and realise I wouldn’t change any of it. Because if one thing had happened differently, if I’d stayed with the wrong person, left somewhere sooner, made the “better” decision at the time or forced something to work because I thought I was running out of time… I might not be here. And “here” is a random Saturday afternoon with my daughter. Doing absolutely nothing special. Listening to the same music I’ve listened to for years, watching her potter around, thinking about how completely ordinary this moment is and how badly a younger version of me wanted this life without even knowing exactly what it would look like. There’s so much pressure to find your person by a certain age. To settle down. Get married. Have the baby. Keep up with everyone else. But becoming a parent and finding your person aren’t things you want to get “right on time”. You want to get them right. Sometimes the wrong relationships are what teach you what the right one feels like. Sometimes the stupid decisions become the stories you laugh about later. Sometimes the years you thought you were wasting were actually just your life unfolding. I’m glad I didn’t get everything right. Because somehow all of my wrong turns led me to this exact little life. And I wouldn’t trade a single one of them if it meant risking these Saturday afternoons with her. 🤍 #positivemotherhood #firsttimemum

Annabelle Newell 👸

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Sunday 30 August 2026 02:54:31 GMT