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Hello!

 

So often women and men who are parenting solo can subconsciously defer their innermost goals and dreams by burying themselves into their careers, the needs of the children and family, or other obligations that more conveniently become priority.   But living this way can often become mundane and unfulfilling as everyone else’s needs are met except for their own.  Solo parents are often ignored or looked down upon and regardless of how much we’ve achieved it’s easy to make excuses for why our family structure is different, as if to explain away the failure. Now, many years into it, I’ve discovered that it’s time to shed the stigma, the need to justify, and live in all of our resilience we achieve every freaking day before, during, and after our real day begins to the outside world. If you know you’re living in a passive position when it comes to being a solo parent whether it’s in the boardroom, showing up at sporting events or evening school receptions, and you’re not fully owning your power and pride in all that you are, it’s not too late.

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I sure wish I had someone to support me early on, someone who knew what I was feeling, what I was going through and understood that I am still the same beautiful, intelligent, and forward thinking person that I have always been and my biggest dreams are still there. Through it all, I’ve learned a lot and now living in a position of power, gratitude, and owning my truth while reaching for my wildest dreams , I’ve decided that I will show up for others who want to do the same.  Let’s do this thing, together! 

 

-Your solo parent's biggest cheerleader,

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