6 days ago
I was only 18 when my mother died and had to give up everything to raise my two younger sisters. This is what our lives were like - and the struggles we faced: MELANIE LAMMIN
Your very first parents' evening is a daunting prospect for anyone – and for Melanie Lammin it was no exception.
She knew the ropes – probably better than most of the mums and dads at various stages of fury, anxiety and smugness gathered in the school hall that evening – but her heart was pounding for a wholly different reason.