It was with some trepidation that I waved goodbye to my youngest as he drove off in his little VW polo to Birmingham, to stay with his older brother for the weekend. He is an excellent driver but, knowing the very different style of driving in a large conurbation compared to the practically deserted  roads around here, a mother does tend to worry.

His rationale was that he had to do it sometime, so why not now, and it would kill a couple of birds with one stone, as he could bring his brother and the brother’s girlfriend back with him. So I packed him off, and tried to keep to the back of my mind those anxious thoughts.

Sometimes, when faced with a difficult task the best way is to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ (as wrote the brilliant Susan Jeffers). We all feel anxiety, it is a natural human thing, but just accepting this, and then getting on and doing the thing that scares us is what then will build up confidence and resilience.

By the way, he got there safely! Just worrying about him coming back now …. I’m his mum, give me a break.

With best wishes for Easter,

Wendy x