Note: Many parents who are parenting with ACEs could use some extra support. Some, have little or none. A woman posted a link to this article on Facebook and I share it because she noted, as a survivor (of ACEs), there aren't always in-laws and grandparents or extended family to step in and help out. This is hard. She didn't want pity. I don't feel pity. But I feel empathy.
She can't get sick and if she does it's miserable, emotionally, physically and often financially. Some of us who are single have excellent co-parent relationships and so all the burdens are not ours alone. Some of us don't. That can be rough. Sometimes, parenting is challenging just cause it's parenting. It's more so when our kids have issues or we do (or check and check to both).
Some have no babysitters because there's no one affordable and / or trustworthy. If we have these things, let us be grateful. If we are in a position to help others, let us help. If we work with single mothers and we, on the clock, while getting paid, can go to them even that can be a huge help. Ever tried to load kids into a car when it's cold, all are hungry, it's at night? Or when there is no car and just a bus.
So just a moment here for this anonymous mom and all the others (maybe us or are own, our siblings or friends or co-workers). You are doing such important work. Such important work. It can see the world doesn't value that. Here at Parenting with ACEs we think there is nothing more important.
More often than not, there are days when no coffee in the world can touch your exhaustion. And when you’re ready to tag in your partner, oh wait…that’s you. You’re it.
There are times when things just don’t seem fair, and you know what, it’s probably because they aren’t. But you rise above anyway.
There are moments, many moments, when you question whether or not one person is capable of all you are called to duty for, and whether a human body is equipped for it or not. But somehow you find a way.
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