Single Mama Troubles [one]:: On Making Friends

The title of this blog is "Musings of a Single Mama". Yet I feel like I don't spend much time writing about being a single mama. So I think it's high time I start.

I've been a single mama for some time now. Actually, I've been raising KBug alone for a little over 5 years now.

That's a scary thought.....

ADHD. It's Real, People.

When I was 16 years old, I got married.

 

When I was 16 years old, I had a baby.

 

When I was 19 years old, I got divorced.

 

When I was 21 years old, I became the single mother of a diagnosed special needs child.

 

Single Mama Moment

KBug has been having a lot of trouble going to bed at night for the past several weeks. She's big on the "I don't want to go to bed", but lately it's not just a matter of whether she wants to or not. It's like she can't calm herself enough to lay down and go to sleep. Her brain just isn't shutting off and letting her rest.

Build a Child Up Today

Third quarter at the school is over and report cards have gone home.

And I'm happy to say that I only sent home one failing grade. I'm not happy about the failing grade, but I'm happy that there was only one of them.

Crazy, right!?

What We Pass Down to Our Children

We all know that we pass things on to our children. Do they inherit all of our traits? No, not necessarily. But it's highly likely that they will look like you, talk like you, do things the way you do, or have the same sensitivities as you.

In my case, there are things that I have that I passed onto KBug that I absolutely love. But there are things that I have passed onto KBug that I wish I hadn't.

What's Your Super Power?

So everyone knows I'm a single mother. It's kind of evident from the name of this blog, I would think. And I want to talk about being a single mother.

I have been a single mother since early 2008 when the Ex-Husband and I split up. There are a number of reasons behind our split, and I feel it was the absolute best decision I could have ever made for KBug and I. She didn't need to grow up in a home where her parents fought all the time and hardly ever agreed on anything. She didn't need to grow up in a home where her father wasn't dedicated to being the best Daddy he could be because he was more interested in the beer bottle in his hand. She didn't need to grow up in a home where she was surrounded by negativity and tension.

Time is Passing By

So we're two-thirds of the way through the month of March in the year 2013. And I'm sitting here thinking

"Wasn't it just 2011, like, yesterday?"

 

"Mama and Me"

Life has been ridiculously chaotic over the past few days, let me tell you. But I really don't feel like getting into it on my blog because the situation has passed, it's over and done with and I am moving forward.

Trust me, if I decided not to move forward and chose to write about all the drama on Musings of a Single Mama, I would be here until Christmas just trying to get it all down.

Massive Impact

ADHD.
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.

My daughter has this disorder. She was diagnosed two years ago.

Joy and Excitement

So just a few random things I've thought about over the last few days.

One, I thought it was awesome that I was right last time I wrote about how my students wouldn't like me much because I was giving them homework.
Seriously, I have never heard that group complain so much.
And I have never gotten so many compliments in such a short period of time. From my hair, to my outfit, to my shoes... They could have been spending time in class working on their homework, but they chose to spend their time kissing up and trying to get me to not give homework.