'Being a single mom isn't something I pictured for myself. But life had other plans, and as hard as it was, I'm glad it did.' (🖊 xoxSai)
For the first six and a half years of my son’s life, it was just me and him against the world. Full disclosure, his dad is around —but, truthfully, has never been anything more than a glorified babysitter. They’ve never spent more than a couple nights alone together, and our son is eight years old now. His dad and I split up when he was two and a half months old; he put us on a plane to live with my parents “for a while” so that I could have some support.
When I say he was attached to me, I mean it. He was about three years old before I could go out and do things without him for more than 20 minutes. If I did, he would cry until I got back. For much of his toddler years, I worked as a babysitter so that I could take him with me to work. It’s hard to find a good job, especially with aging parents and no money for childcare. So for two years I schlepped him all over New York City while I went from job to job.
We had so many great days. Usually it was just a trip to Target. Or there’s an outdoor mall with a fountain that we used to love to sit in front of. I didn’t have a lot of money, but if I had some, we’d go to Starbucks for a drink and a snack or to McDonald’s for a Happy Meal and time at the PlayPlace. He is my broke little best friend who thinks I’m rich. “You can just put it on your card, Mom!” he says.
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