Melissa has half an hour to pick up her niece so she decided to take her two youngest to the park. While her 7-year-old son watches the big boys skate, her one-year-old daughter practices walking in the bark. Melissa lives in a merged family and she is raising five children. Her partner is working hard as a builder, he spent nearly all weekends of the last three years at work. Melissa stays at home with her stepchildren, niece and her two youngest but it has been difficult. “My mental health has been affected by these years but my partner is really supportive. It’s been tough but I’m lucky.” – and she plants a giant kiss on her little daughter’s chubby cheek.