Just putting my two pence in here..
I think it’s really good for Rio and Katie to be as open as they are with this situation. As someone who has been very close to someone who lost her mother many years ago she always longed for her father to find someone else and get back to normal life. She was roughly the same age as Rio’s kids when she lost her mother to the same illness as Rebecca and always felt that her dad was just constantly grieving and upset when he was alone. He is now engaged and even though her step mum is in no way shape or form a replacement, she is so glad to have the motherly figure around again and feels her dad has went back to his “normal self”. Her mother’s family also saw how much her dad struggled and were always encouraging him to get himself back out there and were thrilled when he got engaged for the second time. I know it really is a personal situation and everyone’s opinion differs as it is so sensitive. However, I can’t help but feel his kids would be the same. They seem genuinely happy (I know you can’t always trust what you see online/tv) but Katie seems to absolutely adore them and is adamant on the fact she will never be their mum or replace their mum. I think the tv show can be taken in one of two ways, seen as disrespectful (which I personally don’t feel but know others may see it that way) or as a really good awareness and message that life goes on and you can be happy after losing a spouse.
I also adore the idea of having a room for their mum and their nan to go in and remember them and look at old pictures. I think it is lovely to see
thats fine I get that.
but it’s how and when they got together that’s a bit grey...
