But at the end of the day, after the celebrations, as grateful as you are, you still go back to bed to it being all on you.īeing a single mom can be crushing, and I only realized as learnt more about you, feel your emotions, revisit the days we have lived as I grew up. Maybe you have a great ‘support system’ and love me dearly. Maybe you feel angry, wounded, left out, not enough. It hurts to feel sadness and guilt, on a day that is supposed to be about celebrating you. You worry that your son may not get guidance and love of a father while growing up. You worry that your son might grow up not really knowing how to care for his wife. You wish I had someone to help me with the crazy gift they dream of giving you. There may also be a part of you that feels bad for me on Mothers’ Day. You deserve these things as much, if not more, than any other mom. Without a husband, without a dad who will pamper you, encourage me to let you sleep in, make you breakfast, and shower you with gifts? It’s unfair. I was 9 and now 30, you have been a single mom for almost the entirety of your life. You are a single mom for almost 20 years now ever since dad passed away. Mothers’ Day may be a mixed day for you, I know.
The most difficult part about being a single mom for you was the intense pressure of responsibility.
