メラニー・サイクスさんのインスタグラム写真 - (メラニー・サイクスInstagram)「Morning gang 🖤💫 check out the new @thefrank_mag link in bio 😁💫 We discuss ‘mindful sex’ with @michellejlanger ‘The pleasure principle’ with @theearthoracle & ‘Eat yourself sexy’ with @gillianmckeith Also featuring a birthday interview with me on reaching the big 50 and other thoughts . On being a mother …. “The children, the lights of my life. Roman is now 18 and Valentino is 16. I don’t share them on social media and they have asked me to not talk about them in detail in the media. They deserve and are entitled to their privacy. I respect them and that. They are my reason for being. I am pretty much their sole provider and always have been.. I have obviously taken work to provide for them and had to turn work down if it takes me away for too long. They come first always. I have a good relationship with their father and we share them as much as we can. Juggling a child with Autism and a child without any challenges has been difficult for me to balance, in terms of the attention I have had to find equally some how, and I have probably failed at that a lot. You can only do your best though, right. I check in with them all the time to see how they are doing emotionally and although they may find their feelings difficult to articulate, at least they know that I am interested, if nothing else. I am a very grounded mother, I have always treated them as intelligent beings, never dumbing things down. Although my relationship with them is that of a mother, they still see me as human being. They hear me laugh, they hear me cry and that is important. You cannot pretend to be perfect. They both know that nothing is off topic (for them) and that it would be very difficult for them to shock me and they know I do not judge. It’s just not my style. Who knows if I have succeeded in bringing up well adjusted children. They always get good reviews from other people but the proof will be how they behave as men, as friends, as partners and as family members going forward. As for Valentino he may never be independent of me, which obviously isn’t a problem. We will see how he evolves.” #autismmum」8月19日 15時32分