When I think about being a parent there’s just so much that come to mind. The joys of watching a child grow up and appreciating the fact that standing there is something that part of me created but to some mother at least that vision is not always that bright. My daughters definitely growing up fast and changing day by day physically and mentally so fast that I can’t keep up. Seems like just yesterday I was calling the sitter to check on her wondering how she felt or what she may have just finished eating and now I’m demanding her to text me once she has made it home. I laugh at the fact that I often spend time quoting things my mother used to say to me that I just hated so much as a kid but I guess now I actually understand what it was that she meant and let me just say she reminded me often that I would never understand until I had a kid of my own. Plenty of times I think back to all the things I would have changed in my life but never would I take back my baby. Don’t get me wrong it’s not an easy road and I know plenty of people who would agree but I have learned so much being in the position I am in. With the support of my family I have raised my daughter to be someone I am very proud of. Holding only her future in hand I instill in her the importance of everything at one point in time most people have the tendency to neglect, and it’s amazing how fast that time flies right by so fast that once it’s gone you would do anything just to have it back. I use my daughter everyday as a way to motivate myself to always be my best and I vow to pass that encouragement on to anyone else who needs it. In some cases being a single mother for some may not feel exactly the way that It does for me, but what I decided to do was actually take a situation and push myself to make the best of it not only for me but for the sake of my child. Reading a magazine the other day I had came across an article with statistics that out of 2,000 mother’s single and married, the single mother had a 40% higher risk of suffering from major depression for a period lasting longer than 12 months. I myself could understand how that could actually be possible but you cannot fix anything just by standing there and letting things get the best of you. As I close I would just like to say that I thank my daughter for the person I have become even though it wasn’t exactly who I may have wanted to be. I understand my importance in her life and with that I make every effort to express to her how much I truly love her.
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