I've had more than a few satisfying
moments in my life. Probably the most satisfying moment in my life
was the day my daughter graduated from high school. Not that I'm saying that I was finished with her at that point, it was merely a major landmark that we reached together before her adulthood began. I have been a
single mother for my daughter's entire life. My mother was there for
me at her birth. My father helped us out financially whenever he
could. My friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, brother, sister-in-law,
and nephew were all important family for her. But essentially, day
to day, it was just her and me. I figured out early on that in some
ways this made things easier for me because if there was something
wrong in any way it was my fault. There wasn't anyone else for me to
blame. So I focused on being a parent. I planned, read, took
classes, made lots of difficult decisions, and worked hard. In
retrospect that extreme focus probably wasn't always the best choice
for either of us because it meant that often I was over focused on
her and neglected my own needs. When one puts so much pinpointed
time and energy into any person, job, project, etc. and one reaches a
metaphorical finish line such as high school graduation or an 18th
or 21st birthday, then you have good reason to feel
satisfied and celebrate. My daughter will always be the best thing
that ever happened to me.
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| My daughter :) |
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