I was scared at first. I was only 18 years old when I learned that I would be a father. I was still a kid myself and I wasn’t sure what to do. I didn’t feel confident that I could raise a kid and didn’t think that I would make a good father.
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Parenting thus far has definitely been a little more challenging than I expected, but on the flip side, it has also been the most incredible and rewarding experience of my life. I feel like I was prepared in some ways (desire, maturity, financially, spiritually, etc.), but I wasn’t prepared for how many questions I would have… a college degree, but dumb when it comes to newborn basics…
Read MoreFather's Day is this Sunday, and though I am a single mom, I felt the pull in my heart to honor fathers in various stages of parenting.
Read MoreIt is simply this - I am struggling in a way that I don't ever remember struggling with Father's Day in the past. And I'm trying to make sense of how I can honor fathers this month, when for such selfish reasons, I struggle to honor my own.
Read MoreToday is Mother's Day. I have been on a roller coaster of emotions, but I couldn't even begin to tell you why. I woke up in tears, i called my best friend in tears, I hugged my daughter in tears, and I cried into my coffee. If didn't have stock in NuvaRing I would think I was pregnant. Seriously, it was ridiculous. But I really was a hot mess, and finally, after some contemplation, and a post "put the kiddo down for a nap" Mimosa, I realized why I was crying like...well..a baby. I had woken up with a clear understanding of this life I have chosen.
Read MoreI have a dream.....and not the Martin Luther King Jr.type of dream...although like his, my dream is not for myself....and maybe that is what it's about....Dreaming for something bigger than me...bigger than my brain can cmprehend...Big enough to make me stand up and do right by it....
Read MoreMaybe I'm assuming too much with this one. I will be the first to tell you that I don't know a whole heck of a lot about Autism. But every parent that I know that has a child somewhere on the spectrum has said that they hate when people point out the obvious when they're kid is having a "rough day", and hate even more when people offer unsolicited advice on how to "handle" their child. As if Autism is a product of bad parenting, or lazy parenting.
Read MoreAnd just when I thought I couldn't possibly have any MORE respect for her than I already did, I acquired a beautiful set of shiny new crutches, and went from being a typically abled mama caring for her kiddo with special needs, to being the one with "special needs". HER needs became not so special because she has always had them, so for us it's just everyday living. Me, on the other hand....totally different story.
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