Single Parenthood

I Am A Newbie!!

I am new at this and I have never been that great at writing. I use to write poetry, but it would take me weeks to finish a poem. As a thought came to my head, I would write it down and eventually turned it into a poem.

I am a single parent and it has been a struggle and a blessing. I raised my three daughter’s and they are very successful. I have a son who is almost five. Quite an age gap between him and his sister’s.

Does it make sense to you when I say “I was married, but yet I was single?” I was married for over nineteen years, but he was never there. He was gone early in the morning and home late at night. We would usually see him on Sunday’s. It wasn’t easy, but we managed.

I remember trying to work, but he wouldn’t watch the girls so what I was making I was paying most of it to a sitter. So needless to say, I didn’t work very long.

I waited until my girls all started school and got myself in the school system which was awesome because I was home when they got home. I had the summers off which was another bonus.

We separated several years ago and my struggles have been one after another. I use to say “If I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all.” I guess you would say I was a pessimistic. Over the past several years I have changed my overview of life.

I came to the realization that negative energy is contagious and if you have negative people in your life; this is what you do!! Slowly sweep them away one by one. Do the same with your thoughts.

I have daily goals and have realized that every failure in life is a lesson. I am much more optimistic now. Failing is a part of learning. Always remember that every lesson in life whether it is good or bad is a learning curve. We learn, we grow and we move on. Stay focused and keep moving forward. Push yourself. No matter how hard it gets.