Motherhood

Being a young single mother of one I raised my daughter with all the tools I had. She was an only child and never had any other parental figure but me. Growing up I always wondered why parents felt the need to lie and sugar coat things. I found out a lot about my family when I was in my twenties and realized I never really knew the people who were the closest to me. So I made the decision that I would raise my child without the bullshit that the typical parent feeds their kid. I was sure that all the rebellion and teenage angst was due to the crap that parents put on us. Here we are 16 years into parent hood and my daughter although open minded and honest is still a rebel. I think I had a good idea but I'm sure had I tried again I could have done it better. I understand the pressure to fit in and the temptations that are out there but I wish there was a way to teach our children to learn from us, our mistakes don't have to be repeated if they trust us. I have hope that within the next two years my daughter will have gotten all the self destructive behaviour out of her system and settle into a healthy prosperous lifestyle. I don't want her to be anything but happy and healthy. I hope the hippy in me bleeds into her. I've been far from perfect and have gone through a lot of troubles myself but through it all she was always number one and continues to be. Happy birthday baby, I love you......