Meet Tere. Tere is single. Tere is a single mother. Tere got here by the long hard road of a relationship that didn’t last, even after an attempt at reconciliation.
Tere, meet us. The solomothers. We know what you’re talking about, and you put it so beautifully into words:
I believe that the love and commitment I’ve always wanted can still be had with the right man. I believe in the right man. I believe he exists and that he would be just as lucky to have me as I would be to have him. And perhaps I am beyond stupid and naive to believe in things I’ve never had, things I have no reason to believe exist, but I do.
My heart and my thoughts are with this new single mother, and I think about all of you — the women who are single mothers by choice, by circumstance, by accident, by abuse. The women whose lives flamed with renewed passion the day they decided to have a child, and the women whose hearts broke, whose souls twisted, to keep a loveless marriage alive. I think about the married women who read SoloMother and lend us their love, wisdom and compassion. I think of the fighters who have chosen the hard road for the sake of a happier future for their children. I think about the mothers whose joy in their children is unfettered and unbound by fear or expectation.
You are wonderful. You are beautiful. You are strong. You are my inspiration.
This is very lovely – thank you so much for this, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!
Right back at ya.
What a lovely post!!
I LOVE that quote! Its so full of hope!