Just after I’d had my second baby, in amongst the inevitable presents for her, a family member gave me four bars – different varieties – of my favourite chocolate (back then: Green & Blacks). They were presented with little ceremony, no extraneous wrapping, just a small ribbon holding them together. As a breastfeeding mother needing 12,000 extra calories a day (true scientific fact) they were so welcome. But, also, I loved that every part of the present was so thoughtfully for me.
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