SoleMom: (n) A Mother, fully devoted to her offspring, raising them into caring, responsible, self-sufficient humans while completely alone, without a co-parent or help of any kind.
That's me, a SoleMom, the double meaning stands; these children make up much of the fuel that burns in my soul. I was not always a SoleMom. Once upon a time, I was 1 of 2 parents, the matriarch of a whole family. I enjoyed this role for 8 years and while it wasn't blissful, but it was lovely. On that 8th year things began to change, and to make a long story short, the patriarch of our whole family chose prescription drugs, alcohol, violence to combat my confusion and hurt and joblessness over his family. I want to so desperately to love us enough to stop, but he just didn't, or couldn't. After 13 years, I waited 3 long months to find a safe opportunity to separate- more on that another time. After 13 years of being a whole family, I became a SoleMom to 3 fantastic children. That was 2 years ago; those children are now 14, 12 and 10.
I would like for this blog to be a journal, of sorts. Due to legalities, it will remain completely private. I hope to record my blessings as well as my trials as I traverse the journey alone.
