Today I would like to celebrate single mothers. I may not have been raised by one but the burden of single motherhood is not lost on me.
One of my ex is a single mother. She has one lovely boy! From what i see her go through, my admiration and respect for her goes higher each day.
Single mother is a parent who stayed when things went awry and the man walked away. The single mother stood by her children and took the challenge head on! To me a single mother is the definition of wonder woman. Her salary and everything is not hers but belongd to her children.
She is the man and woman of the house, she pays the bills single-handedly, draws up family budget and ensure the salary lasts up to next pay. You can not compare a single mother to a married woman who has support of a husband from home to paedriatic win
Single mother watch over her son/daughter all by herself and still make it to work next day and whenever the children begin to ask 'where is daddy?' she has to come up with an answer solid and wise enough for the sake of peace and to protect her children
Yet the society ostracizes the single mother and 'slut-shames' her! Why is she a single mother? Cant she keep a man? And how dare she have children before marriage? We dont know maybe she left an abusive marriage to protect her children from a violent childhood. Or we dont realize she is the parent who stayed when the man walked out on her and refused even to take care of the children. We dont even think may be she is a widow!
We dont celebrate single mothers enough because their strength and tenacity intimidate us and we are left wondering how can a woman possess so much strength? And when she decides to get herself out there and meet new man we tell her she is too old, used to get a man! She is damaged goods. That she has too much buggage and she should be happy alone.Some even say she doesnt deserve dowry! We give her side eye as if single mothers do not deserve love.
We call her a loose woman for having children by one man and going out with another yet we celebrate men with children from different women! This has to stop
I SALUTE ALL STRONG SINGLE MOTHERS OUT THERE
Source: The Citizen.
******* Pongezi kwa Single Mother**********
Wanachama mbalimbali wakielezea mahusiano yao mazuri na Single Mothers
********** Alivyozama kimapenzi kwa Single Mother*****
********* Mdau awaasa Wanaume wasiwanyanyase Single Mothers**********