I have lots of roles in life, from mother, wifey, friend, cook, cleaner, taxi driver and chief bottle washer (this is not a joke) but the biggest responsibility has to be as a mother. It is ultimately my job to keep my children safe. From the moment they arrive in the world, keeping them from harm has been my sole objective in life.

So what do you do when something, outside of your control, affects your child's safety?

I was driving home, after taking my daughter to a show, and we were chatting away as we drove through the lanes on our way home, unaware of what lay ahead. I saw a car in a lay-by on the left hand side of the road and assumed that they had broken down but as I approached the car, they suddenly turned in the road. They literally took a U-turn in the road. I had nowhere to go, except straight into them.

People tell you that your life flashes before you or that the silence before the crash is defening but my instinct was to protect my daughter.  Ironically, she was looking in my bag at the time and on impact, she simply looked up and asked "did we crash?"

I was distraught, I felt like I had failed to do my job, regardless of the fact that she was fine. Adrenalin kicked in but when the Fire Brigade, Police and Air Ambulance arrived, I was in tears. It wasn't my fault but that didn't stop me from blaming myself.

It was a reminder that life is precious but it was also a reminder that other people are not as honest and you may be. The third party tried to pursue a claim after the accident and its a times like that you need to employ the services of road accident lawyers as they are the specialists. 

I shall just continue to specialising in keeping my children safe ... I can't say the same for my car though!