Happy Mother’s Day! Anyone can have a child, but it takes the true spirit, kindness, patience, and love of a mother to raise one. For some of us, it is our biological mothers who do the job. For others, a mother might be an aunt, a teacher, a sister, and even a friend. To many […]
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Self-love has been a goal for many single mothers. While we know we need it, we often forget to take care of ourselves. Many only start practicing self-love when they feel exhaustion or the onset of burnout. Yet self-love is most needed and critical not when we feel we need it. It’s often in some
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To the overthinking single mother who was worrying if there would be gifts under the tree last year. Who spent the nights tossing around trying to figure out how much she could spend on presents. To the anxious mom who is trying to make time. Because the chores don’t do themselves and the kids won’t
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I know I answered I’m ok. I know I told you everything was going good. But what I haven’t told you is that this is how I always respond whether I’m ok or not. It’s my way of burying the pain. I think that if I stay positive, everything might really be alright. It’s a
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“Thank you, mama,” she said. And after holding me for what seemed like a long few seconds, she left with her dad. It was her First Holy Communion, an important occasion for us. We had prepared for this all of second grade. She was now in third. Due to COVID-19 closures, we had waited impatiently
We think we can keep going. We sleep less. Do more. Workout. Skip meals. Then make lovely home cooked meals for our children to avoid processed carbs, saturated fats, sugar, and salt. When exhaustion sets in, we beat ourselves up for not being awake enough, for not making the coffee stronger, for not having
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Yes I fed my kids Cheetos for breakfast. That orange-caked, curly, unhealthy thing… But I was done. Exhausted. Completely incapacitated after days and days of whipping up delicious, healthy, wholesome breakfasts. Did I feel bad? No. Was I supposed to feel bad? Probably. In over a decade of raising two wonderful eaters, I have never
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Single mothers are struggling to survive and parent during this COVID-19 pandemic. Now that things are starting to reopen (over three months later where we live), it’s worrying as to how safe it really is for our kids. Single mothers, and fathers too for that matter, already have it tough as it is. Now, let’s
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A very special person gave me this chocolate hand in a prayer position on the Serenity Prayer. On the inside, a beautiful note that spoke the words of comfort, motivation, and hope. Life is not always tough. Yet, it is not always easy. We experience good times. And, we get through bad times. Our days
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Just yesterday, Nepal was once again shattered by a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that shook Kathmandu, destroying school buildings, structures, and homes of many more victims already struggling to piece back their lives from just two short weeks ago. The damage I’ve seen online is not just of an epic scale, but more than upsetting are the
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