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Kindness is sharing the other boot

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Tess is very much like her father. Full of life, inquisitive,  outgoing, lots of personality, passionate, determined... which is sometimes quite challenging in   the form of a two year old.   But yesterday I was such a proud mama when I came across this scene. You see, Tess has had to do a lot of learning very quickly in the last few weeks.  Her world, as well as ours, has changed dramatically. Her once very peaceful, tropical, haven of a home has been invaded by 12 very loud, demanding and sometimes unkind, hurt and vulnerable children. She has had to learn how to control her feelings, how to have appropriate physical boundaries (yes even at the tender age of two)   but most of all she’s had to learn how to share . Her toys, her space, the trampoline, and as Tony is working long hours, and we sometimes see him whilst he is on shift with the kids, she’s had to learn how to share her precious daddy. Shes doing really well but I can see sometimes that it has been hard f