Four
months ago, I wrote a post called “A Single Mother’s Joy”. I talked about my struggles
in balancing my schedule and admitted my relationship with God was not where I
want it to be. I am a mother and that task will always challenge you,
disappoint you, scare you and have you second-guessing yourself. Add single parent to the mix, and all those
things double! Although I am raising my son without any help from his father, I
have been greatly blessed with much support from my side of the family and my friends,
as well as family members from my son’s father side of the family. If this new
life role isn’t already exhausting and challenging, try being a single mother
who’s in a college.
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It’s
been some years since I last attended college. I struggled both times (two
different schools). If I were pregnant during that time of my life…just the
initial thought sends an overwhelming feeling through me. My mind frame back
then was in a completely different state compared to where it is now. I know I
would have quickly withdrew the first time around if I got pregnant my first
year of college. I honestly don’t believe there are enough groups for single mothers. Either they’re deeply
hidden and you must thoroughly search for them, or people don’t promote them
enough. There are a lot of resources available for single mothers but you
literally must dig up the information and then you need understand how the
system works. I know many women who attended college while being a single
mother and I always thought, “How are they able to do that? Where do they find
the time?” When I learned some of these women had jobs as well, I thought they
were crazy! Many years later I would become a single mother and would
experience some of the exact obstacles and frustrations as those single mothers
in college.
How
many women actually plan to be a single parent? I have read or heard of the
stories of career-driven women who aren’t in relationships and/or don’t want a
husband but would like to have kids. I heard of a doctor from a well-known
hospital who became pregnant with twins through VETRO. So, some women do plan
for that life, but majority of women who are single parents were either
abandoned by their child’s father or things didn’t work out when they were
together or the mother had a divorce or became an unexpected widow. For the
percentage that I fall into as well as single mothers in college, we didn’t
plan on raising our children without the help of the person who helped
conceived. This was not our life’s goal. If someone told me 3 years ago, that I’d
be unmarried and single with a child, I would have laughed right in their face.
I knew what goals and standards I set for myself and this was not it.
Unfortunately, life happens. If we don’t stay focused and keep our
feet and mind grounded in the things that we believe in, we can easily become
misguided and lose focus and get caught up.
The
journey of being a single mother is very hard, tiring, challenging and
overwhelming but the outcome of the reward is well-deserved and completely worth
it! So, whether you’re a single mother who’s in college or just a single mother
who is working, I want you to know that you
can do it! You can succeed at
both. Once you have a plan and goals outlined, stay committed to them. It will
all work out for you. It will be an adjustment and you may not get it right in
the beginning, but overtime, you will recognize your growth.
Cheers
to all the single mothers who are out there progressing!!!
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