Bronwyn Newport

And I think when you are raising a child by yourself, I'm not going to speak to everybody, me raising a child by myself, I think I always felt like he was going to come in one day and be the cool dad and like swoop in and like want to fix it. And she's going to be so grateful to have him. I'm going to be like, what? What about all the times I was here when it's hard?

And that's so, so selfish, but it's a real feeling.

And that's so, so selfish, but it's a real feeling.

And that's so, so selfish, but it's a real feeling.

It's a real feeling, yeah.

It's a real feeling, yeah.

It's a real feeling, yeah.

Yes, he is. When I met Todd, I was super in a great place about it. Gwen and I had been together for a long time, just the two of us. It was all she knew, and we were fine. And shortly after Todd and I got engaged, I did have contact with his family. And like a big thing kind of came out with them.

Yes, he is. When I met Todd, I was super in a great place about it. Gwen and I had been together for a long time, just the two of us. It was all she knew, and we were fine. And shortly after Todd and I got engaged, I did have contact with his family. And like a big thing kind of came out with them.

Yes, he is. When I met Todd, I was super in a great place about it. Gwen and I had been together for a long time, just the two of us. It was all she knew, and we were fine. And shortly after Todd and I got engaged, I did have contact with his family. And like a big thing kind of came out with them.

And Todd watched me go through that whole process then of where they're going to meet her then and how upsetting this was to me. And when that didn't work out, that I really shouldered the responsibility of telling Gwen it wasn't going to work out, you know, all those kind of things. And I think Todd is still to this day incredibly protective that that not happen again to me or Gwen.

And Todd watched me go through that whole process then of where they're going to meet her then and how upsetting this was to me. And when that didn't work out, that I really shouldered the responsibility of telling Gwen it wasn't going to work out, you know, all those kind of things. And I think Todd is still to this day incredibly protective that that not happen again to me or Gwen.

And Todd watched me go through that whole process then of where they're going to meet her then and how upsetting this was to me. And when that didn't work out, that I really shouldered the responsibility of telling Gwen it wasn't going to work out, you know, all those kind of things. And I think Todd is still to this day incredibly protective that that not happen again to me or Gwen.

Ultimately, I think Todd wants what's best for both of us. And that's also a tricky thing to hold to what's best for me and what's best for Gwen are probably different in this scenario.

Ultimately, I think Todd wants what's best for both of us. And that's also a tricky thing to hold to what's best for me and what's best for Gwen are probably different in this scenario.

Ultimately, I think Todd wants what's best for both of us. And that's also a tricky thing to hold to what's best for me and what's best for Gwen are probably different in this scenario.

I've been telling Gwen since she was little. Since she was a baby, we used all the grown-up words for everybody's anatomy. And she called adults by their first names. And I mean, she grew up with a single mom who was not ready to be a parent. I made a lot of mistakes.

I've been telling Gwen since she was little. Since she was a baby, we used all the grown-up words for everybody's anatomy. And she called adults by their first names. And I mean, she grew up with a single mom who was not ready to be a parent. I made a lot of mistakes.

I've been telling Gwen since she was little. Since she was a baby, we used all the grown-up words for everybody's anatomy. And she called adults by their first names. And I mean, she grew up with a single mom who was not ready to be a parent. I made a lot of mistakes.

But I just always told her from the very beginning, even when she couldn't understand, super little when we'd talk about moms and dads or whatever at two and three years old. And I'd say, and you have a daddy who's not alive. And he wasn't here when mommy had you. And I always felt like if it wasn't a shock, it couldn't be hurtful.