I Am The Only Child Of My Mother

does it mean to be a mother? Everyone has a mother in the sense that everyone was born to a woman. The first word of almost every infant is mother: "mère", "madre", "mommy", "ma", or "mum." However, what it means to be a mother in the sense to parent a child is very different than simply giving birth. To me, a mother is a woman who parents a child, not simply gives birth to an infant. Parenting requires a balance of strength and discipline with love, a love so powerful the mother is willing to put

Months ago, down in Galveston, Texas, my life changed. The first time since his sentence I saw him, yet his last sighting. I am Tod Hinrichtung, and, yes, the last name is German for execution, ironic isn’t it? Today I will finally meet the one I called father, for the last time. His sentence was prolonged for five years. Now that it’s here, I can’t believe it. Mother being gone since birth, and now this, how am I supposed to feel anything, other than sadness? Word spreads quickly when your father

Being the Oldest Child The oldest child plays an inimitable role in the structure of her family. She has a propensity to be confident and often craves her independence at an early age. She sets the standard for her younger siblings and realizes that her actions are observed closely by impressionable eyes. This accountability often instills in her a drive to act in a respectable and responsible manner. As the oldest child in a family of eight, I have been persistent in regarding

parenting, one who chose to have a child out of wed-lock. The stigma attached to being a single parent is rising anew. Many media commentators blame America's uptrend in violence and other social problems on family breakdown - on single parents. This stigma is based on myths and stereotypes that have been promoted by half-truths and, often, by prejudiced viewpoints. Many in our society still regard single parenthood as a unwelcome status. I as a single parent myself, I am often admired, but at the same

Introduction I consider my family to be very small in size on my mom’s side. Yet, my dad’s side is a bit larger. My father and mother never married and I am the only child that they have together. However, both my mom and dad have four kids including myself. I am the youngest on both sides of my family. My siblings on my mom side stayed with other family members and I was the only child who stayed with my mom because she could not afford to take care of us all. Throughout the course of my life, my mom was

In the future when I become a mother I am very concerned for the lack of health, safety and secure attachments that my child could be receiving at childcare centers. Knowing that I will most likely have to be a working mom this means that my child will most likely be placed in a childcare center. In one of the power point slides it was stated, “ Several studies have shown that the majority of childcare is not quality, and that most centers and family care homes do not meet the children’s needs for

I never imagined that one single event could impact my life so much. I always lived life day to day, but after I became of an age where I understood life, my future mattered to me. My mother and father were absent during my younger years. Once I turned 6 I realized my mind was at the age of an 11 year old. I had to learn to take care of myself and my siblings without the help of others. I had become mature because of the absence of my mother and father. I swore to never be like my mother; She was

difficulties that I will face as I work toward my goal of earning my degree in nursing. I am a mother of a little boy with special needs. My son has Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome and he’s sick frequently, when he gets sick he usually has seizures, so unless someone is CPR certified I don’t let anyone watch him. That being said, child care for my son will be one of the biggest difficulties I will face. I will probably miss a lot of school for that reason. Finances may also be a problem I face. I don’t have a

I had one of the best experience in my life being a mom welcoming new life in this world. I admit in the beginning I was only nineteen years old I had no job, no mature level, no clue how to raise a baby. In the beginning I was bit paralyzed with fear, but as months starting coming and going I became very sad to having excitement. I had create a living being that seems like a dream, but it was real person inside my body. I had no idea what the journey was going be like at all, I was not sure if he

single mother working three jobs, she has three girls who are all in school. She has to be sure that they are fed, bathed, clothed, get to school, ball practice, tutoring and everywhere else safely. All of that seems like a lot for one person, but one of the most important things was not even listed. Do you know what that was? Providing a home for them to live in, that is the most important task for her, paying the bills to keep all of these things fall under that too. That was the home that I grew