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You want to know about my life and my shame... I’m 48 and have lived in this part of the world all my life; I am British although my parents shake their heads in despair when I say that. They live thirty miles away with my brother and his perfect family, and little slim wife.

I’ve put on a few pounds over the years, but you do with babies don’t you? And what thanks do you get for all you do and give up for your children? Take Ambreen for example, the things I did for that girl! I was determined she would have an upbringing that embraced the East and the West; I wanted her to have an education, not be stuck at home like me always with babies. I would give her every opportunity, I would even stay at home and mind her babies, but she had to respect our faith and family values.  What has she done, only brought home an Indian boy and says she’s going to marry him! Oh my brother and his perfect wife will be smug about that one. I dare not tell them about my eldest son, he has the world at his feet but he is bringing shame on all of us, he doesn’t like girls, he tells me he’s gay, when I was a girl that meant happy, but he doesn’t make me happy.  I’m glad he’s not around home much, what did I do wrong with him?

I’m always tired, I think I need glasses and spend half my time on the toilet, that’s all to do with too many babies. My other babies came out so calm so beautifully and at home with just a midwife and my sister, not Emran, all the time I was expecting he was such a busy baby, not kicking just twisting and turning all the time. It was so hard to be in the kitchen and feed my family, then when he was born I had to be taken to the hospital, too many strangers, I didn’t like it. He took so long to come out I decided that was it no more babies! But it didn’t pan out that way. Baby number five was a real surprise! I was quite poorly during this pregnancy, nothing much to worry about, just need to take some tablets now to keep check on my sugar. That miserable nurse keeps telling me I’m too heavy, huh! What does she know a mother’s role is to feed her family!

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