this is very wise. Ive been a single mom for 8 years and this authors journey feels very parallel to my own. Heres my favorite passage: The desire to be a real family tugged hard though, and I soon found myself scanning my environment in search of Mr. Right. When I thought I found him, I quickly made the leap. Except he wasnt my Mr. Right guy; he was Mr.-Im-Only-Pretending-So-that-I-Can-Take-All-Your-Money guy. So I got out, almost as quickly as Id gotten in. I later complained to a good friend about my gut-wrenching disillusionment in the aftermath of this terrible experience. I believed my son and I deserved a happy ending after all my hard work and patience, but I was afraid of making another mistake that would only add to my sons growing legacy of loss. Im tired. Im lonely. And I just wanted us to be a part of a real family. Whats so wrong with that? My friend looked at me with equal parts of unconditional love and eye-rolling shame. You made two mistakes: First, you got into a relationship because you were moving away from something negative, rather than moving toward something positive. And second, you dont see you and your son as a real family. She was right on both counts.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:33:18 +0000
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