It was my nieces Christening this weekend. It was a tiring few days, preparation, the actual day, and the recovery. As many of you know my niece wasn't planned. My sister isn't with Maddy Mae's Daddy. She is a single Mum, of a child that is mixed race. Something that my parents had a tough time coming to terms with. They are of a completely different generation, a generation where people of different ethnic origins didn't mix. They are not racist, they are just set in their ways, and have had a tough time coming to terms with the situation. Until of course they set eyes on my beautiful niece. Since then they have been totally in love with her, regardless of colour, or anything else. She is just little Maddy, and that is how it will stay. Though my sister isn't with her fella, this was something else they struggled with. They want good things for their daughters, but it just wasn't to be. They aren't at each others throats. They get on, and have a good friendship, which is good for Maddy, and he wants to be a part of her life, and he threw himself into the Christening and making it a special day for her.
Now our families are very different. Totally different ways of lives, and most had not met before the day of the Christening. So there was a chance that everyone would just group off, and it would be an us and them kind of thing. Which might be expected. The day went well though. The church was a bit of a nightmare, as it was really hot, and there was about five Christenings going on, and it felt like it would never end, but the party afterwards was great. Everyone was introduced, and then it was time to sit back and watch the fireworks begin. Except it didn't happen. Everyone got along great. They laughed and joked, and mixed, they ate all different kinds of food, and got drunk together, and why? Because we all love this little girl, and instead of hiding from any differences between us, we embraced them, because we all know Maddy needs to do that. She has two cultures to learn about, and she will. She will never be ashamed of who she is, just proud, of the beautiful, intelligent person, she will eventually grow up to be.
The funny thing is, the biggest problem was the choice of music that was played. It was left to Maddy's Daddy to get the DJ, and he got a DJ, that played mostly hip hop and r'n'b music, which I was personally pleased about, and when my Dad went up and requested some Tom Jones he was looked at like he was talking another language, hehe! I guess somethings we will always just remain different on huh. It was a great time though, and I'm so pleased to have Maddy Mae in my life. I never imagined I could feel like this about someone, but she has my unconditional love, and she always will. I'm so proud of her, and I just love her to bits. I never want to see her upset or hurt, and most of all I want her to know she is loved, and her Christening just proved that.