We ask what is a single mother? Is she a woman with much strength and love or pain and fear? Maybe she's the devil in disguise or perhaps the angel beneath the pain.

Could she be a woman of much style and grace?

One thing is for certain; no one can understand what a single mother is unless they experience the feeling themselves. A single mother is a woman who is filled with everlasting, unconditional love, and words of wisdom to guide the way through life.

A single mother doesn't recieve much credit today for the way she dedicates her life to working long hard hours and making time in her busy schedule to take care of what is hers. She goes through life trying so hard to do her best for her child, yet sometimes she feels as if the world is caving in, although one thing goes up, another one comes down.

For instance; she might get a raise at work but then the bills pile up. She has no financial support. She struggles to put food on her table and a roof over family's head. The only thing that keeps her family alive and well is her and her love.

People with traditional standards always seem to say, " How dare she bear a child alone with no husband!" They don't understand the concept that life doesn't always turn out the way we planned. We don't always get what we want.

Very judgmental people snarl and stare as the single mother walks by with her beautiful little girl for whom she has sacrificed her life. If she needs a jacket or a pair of shoes, yet her child does too, her child comes first. She puts all of her wants and needs aside for the sake of her child.

I've had a single mother for twenty difficult years of my life. It wasn't easy for either of us. I had to grow up quicker than most kids so that I could help my mother. Thoughts of not having a father became an issue from time to time, but today I wouldn't change it for the world!

When I was a little girl and I fell and scraped my knee; good old mommy was there to doctor me up with her tender touch and loving care. She tucked me into bed at night and rubbed my belly when I was sick.

When adolescence was my stage in life, grammar school wasn't so easy for me because my classmates used to tease me and laugh at me because I didn't have what they had. It always seemed as if I was alone.

But when the time came to cry, my mom had a way of showing me how to take my hanging head and hold it up high and proud. As adulthood moved in and romance became a part of my life, mother was often needed.

I fell in love and he broke my heart. I ran to my mother and poured out all my pain. I couldn't seem to conquer the fear of moving on and tears fell like the rain pouring down on a dark, gloomy day, but mommy was always there.

She taught me how to disregard my fears, and she calmed my cries by showing me that life goes on. She told me "You have to accept what has gone wrong, forgive him and yourself and move on."

Some say a mother is one who bears children, one who cooks and cleans and that's all she is here for. For me, she's the soothing of the soul and the healing of the heart.

A mother: a kind-hearted woman with much strength, wisdom, and integrity.



i don't take credit for writing this, but its the life i'm going to be living.

I'm a single mother.

I'm happy.

Im a single mother too :) j/k

I'm a single mother.

I pick up the pieces my ex keeps leaving behind.

It is a thankless job for the most part, but I wouldn't trade it for five seconds.

I wouldn't trade it either.

My son lost his front tooth this morning while eating breakfast.

We were having a rough morning. But that look of glee on his face, the light and the shining excitement.... well. I'm getting teary eyed just thinking about it.

And I've been hanging on to this $5 bill since it got loose. (Two front teeth worth $5 each...)

i could care less about my ex because heres his pathetic story.

first he was with this girl, Monica. They were together for over a year and were planning on getting married, he got her pregnant. But unfortunately there son passed away last january. So they broke it off. Then he passed the torch to me and we've known each other a year prior to this and we went out and we also were planning on getting married (very stupid on my part). well he gets me pregnant and then dumps me sometime around the end of july. i moved back with my mom. THEN he gets with this girl kara, they also were engaged after only three months of knowing each other. well then they broke up and he left her pregnant. NOW hes with this other girl, she already has a baby girl whom she had with a boy prior.

all in all my ex is a pathetic excuse of a person

I'm a single mother too

Who says I care about my ex?

But I hope your venting helped. He sounds, um, fertile.

I love hearing him call "MAMAAAA!!" when he wakes up and then seeing his bright smile when i come in to get him. Its the best feeling in the world.

hes um a douchebag

I've been a single Mom for the last 17 years it's called unconditional love you do what you have to when you need to in order to make things the best you can make them.

I was raised by a single mother for 14 years, God bless her heart she is and will always be the biggest insperation of my life.

Keeping that in mind, she did not date when she was raising 2 "kids" (1990-present) to the great adults we are today.

I love my Mom.