Well, for me, being a single mom means having to work twice as hard! Don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining. I've been a single mom for almost 3 years now and to be honest, I think it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. Yes, there are days that I could eat those very words, but all in all, I'm happy!
With being a single mom, I'm the only one around to do things, so I'm doing it all!! From baths, to washing clothes, to cooking meals, to cleaning, to helping her with homework, to playing games with her, to taking her to do special things, to making boo boo's better, to making sure we eat healthy to stay healthy, to working a 40+ hour a week job, to training for a marathon, etc, etc. I always feel like I'm being pulled in a million and one different directions. I'm always tired. I hardly ever sit still. I go to bed late almost every night b/c I'm trying to get things done so I don't have to worry with them the next morning, like picking out clothes and making sure they are ironed, making lunches, etc. I think this is mostly why I run so much...so I can have a little time to clear my head and focus on running.
My daughter is at an age now (6 yrs old) where she is back talking and VERY nosey! She will smart off to me sometimes and it takes everything I have in me to keep it together. One of these days I'm going to be strong enough to string her up by her toes and hang her upside down from the tree in my back yard. But for now, when she gets sassy with me, to the corner she goes. She hates it and as long as she hates it, I'm going to continue to do it. Trust me...it's way better than what my mother did to me growing up.
For the most part, my daughter is so sweet. She colors pictures for me all the time. She laughs so hard while telling me about silly little things they do throughout the day at summer camp. She wakes me up on the weekends with a kiss on the cheek (although, I still have yet to figure out why I can't hardly drag her out of the bed before 7am during the week, but she's up bright and early on the weekends). I generally don't get an argument out of her about the clothes I ask her to put on, but I know that time's a coming. She eats her veggies and likes most of them (b/c we eat TONS of them at my house). And she loves to snuggle up together to watch a movie when we get the chance.
When I finally sit down at the end of my busy day (and every day is a busy day for me), I think about how glad I am that I am able to raise my daughter being single and happy. There are times when I do need help with things, but if I can raise my daughter to be a very happy, confident and independent woman, then that makes me smile!
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