Were you raised by a single mom?
by Dr. Leah
Filed under Single Moms
At Singlemommyhood, we mostly focus on “real life” parents world wide who are raising their kids solo or with a co-parent. That’s YOU! With Mother’s Day coming up, we really wanted recognize the single parents who’ve raised kids who are now grown -up. So, when we got this email from Moonstruck Mommy — a.k.a., Deidre, who’s pictured here with her mother, Karin — we knew that we had to share it with you.
Deidre’s father died when she was nine years old, and her mother raised her and her siblings alone. “She was heartbroken and she mourned my father,” says Deidre, “but she also knew what she had to do for her family. She found a better job that would cover our expenses. We were far from rich, but I wouldn‘t have known this because she paid the bills, bought new school clothes for us, and took the kids on seriously awesome family vacations every year.”
“Plus, my Mom never missed a beat when it came to showing up for our random little kid shows and activities. And then, even after work — and dragging us all over town for 4H — she still managed to have a clean house and dinner made. Dinner was always delicious, by the way!”
Deidre tells us that her mom is a superwoman! She says that she never quite realized how much her own mother did until she had kids of her own. “If anything were to happen to hubbs, I honestly think I’d have a mental breakdown. But not my mom… which is probably why I never thought about what life must have been like for my mother.”
Today, Deidre’s mom is remarried to a great guy who’s there for the long haul. We’re wishing her a very special Mother’s Day. And we’re thinking about the amazing men and women out there who were raised by single parents.
If you were raised by a single mom or dad, we’d love to hear from you! Tell us why your parent is a superwoman/man.
If you know someone — friend or family — who raised her/his kids as a single parent, please tell us why this person is a superstar.
We can’t wait to hear what you have to say!
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Shout out to my mom who raised me solo from day one because my father was an idiot. So much of an idiot she had to move to a different state to get away from him. He never sent a penny in child support or bought a gift or a card or called to see if I was alive. When my mom had me, she was working a dead end job and was pretty broke. She put herself through school, got her nursing degree and raised me alone and did a pretty bang up job, if I do say so myself. She took me to the theatre several times a year, we went on amazing vacations, she managed to pre-pay for my college tuition and had me in dance classes from age 2-16. I graduated high school in the top 10% of my class, went on to get a BA and an MLS and I’m currently a Director at my job and I’m not even 35. My mom will be graduating with her master’s in nursing in June! Go Mommy!
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My mother died when I was 11, and while my father wasn’t always the “best” parent all the time, he was usually ALWAYS there when it mattered. He has done more for me in my life than anyone else and is disgustingly right with most things (up to and including my ex). He’s told me he’d pull down the moon for me if I asked-and he would.
Now-he’s a fabulous grandfather to my daughters, and a great illustration for me how adversity and loss does NOT have to ruin your life. We’ve had our moments. But I am always proud of my Dad.
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My mom raised me, my brother and sister by herself and set an amazing example of how to be a single parent. She’s very supportive now as well and she’s a terrific grandma to her 5 grandchildren.
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I was raised by a fabulous single Mother. She not only worked full time and raised me full time, but when I was in the 2nd grade she went to law school and totally changed the course of our life. I am now a single mom by choice to a silly and beautiful 13 month old boy (conceived via donor sperm after many years battling infertility). My Mother is very active in my son’s life and she teaches me daily what it means to love unconditionally. She also taught me how to celebrate victories in Motherhood every day. Tonight I celebrate that my Mother got my son to sleep in under ten minutes!
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I was raised by my grandmother actually. My parents divorced when I was smaller, and my mother suffered from depression and drug abuse. My mother did the right thing, and allowed my grandmother to raise both me, and my older sister. My grandmother did such a wonderful job, and made so many sacrifices for me an my sister. We were very spoiled!
When I was younger, I didn’t understand why my mother did not raise me. Once I got older, and had children of my own, I was able to understand what she was going through. I have wonderful letters from my mother. She revealed that sometimes she didn’t come around because she thought we hated her. I adored her, and I still do. Sadly she tooke her life in 2008, when my daughter was only a year old.
I am thankful and I felt so loved by both of these incredible women. I miss them both dearly.