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I’m Sorry Self
Big, fat, crocodile tears now. Her voice shook as she gripped my hand a little tighter. “I didn’t think it would matter mom. It’s mine.”
My heart broke a little as I started to explain. “Baby, you have to respect yourself and your property. You have to know how to take care of things. You are just as important as anyone else and you have to treat yourself with as much, if not more, respect than you treat others. You matter. You are valuable. And so are the things you care about. But you have to set that standard and know that first. Do you understand that?” Continue reading
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National Single Parent’s Day
It takes a lot to be a parent. It takes more to be a working parent. And it takes everything you have to be a single parent. And today, I want to celebrate my fellow single parents. Single parents are … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Family Matters, Feelings, Growth, Health, Mental Health, Mother's Day, My daily life, parenting, Uncategorized, work
Tagged Advice, challenges, children, dreams, Family, Feelings, home, inspiration, lifestyle, love, overcoming, parenting, raising children, raising daughters, raising kids, raising sons, reality, relationships, rewards, single mom, single mother, single parent, Single Parent's Day, truth
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V, v, v, what?
Valve, ventricle, mitral valve, leaky valve, regurgitation, lining of the lungs, enlarged, stiff, blood thinners, echocardiogram, ekg, stress test, drainage, beta blockers, fluid retention, edema, surgery, endoscopic, congestive heart failure, bla, bla, bla. The doctors are starting to sound like Charlie Brown’s teacher. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Growth, Health, My daily life
Tagged challenges, congestive heart failure, emotions, feeling, heart health, life, mom, preparation, scared, single mom, tired, vulnerable
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