The Musings & Happenings of a Single Mompreneur
There is one question that I dread hearing above all others. Not “what’s happening to my body?” or even “Where do babies come from”. The question that I fear is “Why don’t I have a daddy?”
It is highly unlikely that Christian will get through his life without noticing that our family is different from some other families. Now, I realize that are many different kinds of families. Blended families.
Ok, so I was just reading another single mommy blog (will link to the post at the end) and it dredged up old feelings for me. Those of you who know my story know that I was engaged to someone I had known since high school. Not too long after getting engaged, I found out he was cheating. So, of course, I immediately broke up with him. Then I found out I was pregnant. So I made the (now regrettable) decision to resume the relationship.
This is a list from NPR.org. This post is more for me than anything. I’m working on a YA Fantasy novel, so I need to know what is already out there and what is popular.
1. Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
2. The Hunger Games (series), by Suzanne Collins
3. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
4. The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
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Here’s the deal: I am a 27 year old, celibate, single mom. Sounds a bit weird and, well, ironic? Oh well…that’s me. I’ve had some people ask me why I am celibate, and the way they ask it makes it sound like it is a dirty word or, at the very least, socially abnormal. To me, it is a very sane and sound decision.
I have been in two long-term relationships that I THOUGHT would end in marriage.
So…it seems that Christian has officially become THAT child. The one that you see in stores screaming at the top of his lungs. The one that will throw himself on the ground in an oh so dramatic manner when he doesn’t get his way. The one that, when you call his name or tell him to do something” will ignore you as easily as if you were nothing more than a breeze floating past.