Single Mom Voices: The Child of A Single Mom
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This article is written by Jacqueline Crawford as part of the Single Mom Voices series in celebration of Mother’s Day 2011. Enjoy and please comment!
Growing up as a child with out a father I saw first hand the struggle my mom faced every day. The number one struggle for her was making sure we had a comfortable place to live. Like most single mothers my mom held a full time job and also worked on Saturdays as a maid. Because of this my siblings and I were left alone and were told what we could and could not do while she was away from the house. This made it very tough being a kid not being able to go outside or just do normal after school activities.
Most single mothers care just as much as anyone else about the welfare of their child, but sometimes single moms are not able to make to teacher conference meeting or volunteer as their child’s school as much as she would like. Because of this the child may fall behind in school. This is not always the case but in most cases it is. Especially when the single mother does not have the back up that she needs.
Kids of single moms suffer emotionally sometimes. I remember being in fourth grade and all of my friends had a mom and dad. That left me feeling like I was different or something was wrong with me. If someone would ask me about my dad I would pretend that my dad lived with me.
Although I knew my dad it was still hard being a little girl and not being able to be daddy’s little girl. Despite the struggle of being a child of a single mom I turned out pretty good. My mom is incredible and I wouldn’t trade her for any other mom.
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Samantha Gregory
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Ms. Samantha Gregory,
Wow!!This is just the positive encouragement that I needed.You have inspired me and motivated me.Your blog is a single mother must and I plan to definetly tell my friends and family about your blog. I feel like God heard my cry and informed me on ways to be done with emotional baggage. To make a change and produce positive actions to make the necessary transformation toward my children and my future.