Any mum will tell you it’s crazy how quickly the time goes. Suddenly your babies aren’t babies any more, and they’re off to school, blazing their own trail.
Kelsie, 8, has always been an independent little girl. Smart and kind, she makes me burst with pride.
So when she started having problems aged 6, outbursts of anger and upset, I knew something wasn’t right.
‘There’s something wrong with me, Mummy,’ she said to me one night.
‘What is?’ I asked.
‘I just get so angry,’ she sniffed, ‘and don’t know how to keep it in.’
She was so honest and brave. But I was worried, so I took her to the doctor’s. We’re still waiting for a formal diagnosis.
It’s hard. I hate seeing my little girl like this, and…
