Single Parents- A Common Bond
This is a picture that I found on my friend Miguel’s website.
These are some of the people that I went to church with back in Gainesville.
This picture reminds me of the time I spent there. This picture was difficult to look at because:
1. It reminds me of the fun everyone was having while I was at home with my kids.
2. The man I thought was going to be my husband is in that picture. Whew…Seeing him brought back a little heartache.
It also makes me feel better about being here in Miami. Those kids were really sweet, very talented and lots of fun. They were around my age and so on fire for God. The only thing that bothered me was I could never participate in their fun because I had a family. It was rough seeing all the young people my age enjoying their freedom and knowing that I would never again know freedom like that.
Even when my boys were away and I would try to hang out with them, I felt like a foreigner because I didn’t really know anyone.
So here I am in Miami with tons of other young women who have children. And we all plan our activities around our kids. We take them to different events or sometimes we just let them play in the yard while we sit and sip on kool-aid.
I was chatting with Suzy this morning and we were talking about running away from the struggle. I met her when I was pregnant with my second son and at the time she was a single Mom too.
She was asking me if I thought that I had run away from the hard times I was having in Gainesville. I thought about it for a minute and I considered what she was saying. But as soon as I saw this picture I knew I had done the right thing.
It’s a different type of struggle down here in Miami, but at least when I want some down time I can pack up my sons and be around others who are struggling just like me. We uplift each other and can truly understand the life we face being single parents. It’s not always pretty but at least we know that we are not alone.
Here’s to single parents everywhere who share a common bond. Join together, help each other and keep on doing what is right for your kids.
Cheers!
Ms. Tee