Maybe I should start where it all began..... Well here goes....
I was born in a small fishing/surfing village in Cape Town called Kommetjie I was born on January 15 1982 on my dad's payday ;-). He so badly wanted a daughter and so he got me, but when my mom went into labour with me on the 14th my dad was in a panic because he was worried that if I was born anytime before the 15th that I would have a shit birthday for the rest of my life. My dad worked for the South African Navy as the captain's personal chef, so government employees only got paid on the 15th of every month.....
My Mom, me & my dad....
They named me Jaclyn Helen Smith, after the actress Jaclyn Smith.....
The actress Jaclyn Smith
My little life was perfect, my mommy was so happy to finaly have the daughter she always wanted and with the man she loved and adored, my dad was over the moon to have the daughter he so badly wanted.... I was granny and grandpa's first grandaughter and my two big brothers were so happy to have a little baby sister. I was wanted and I was loved and adored by all. There was love all around, my life was supposed to be perfect and normal and my future looked bright..... We were a happy little family, my two older brothers loved and adored my dad, they often said to my mom that they wished he was their real dad, everyone loved my dad.
My big brothers and me
Three weeks later there was more joy in our family my cousin Justin was born (my dad's sister's first child) so I had a little friend to grow up with and Granny & Grandpa were over the moon....
Granny & Grandpa with me & my cousin
The Smith family was a happy place everything was so wonderful it seemed that nothing could destroy our happiness......
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