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Hello Readers! I would like to take this opportunity to let you know a little about myself (although I have never been the best person to talk about myself!). I am in my 20's, a single mom of two: Tiny Boy Human--born 2008, and Tiny Girl Human--born 2010. Being a single mom is hard. We have to take on multiple roles, all while fulfilling society's role as providers for a family. We receive praise for things that turn into criticism when we walk away. I do not have a huge house, a brand new car, the latest gadgets, or lots of jewels.... but what I DO have is every day with my children and memories that will last forever.We don't look for praise, we get that from our children with goodnight kisses, and smiles when they wake up; what we look for is acceptance, understanding, and a shoulder to cry on when the stress of playing both parental roles becomes a tad bit overwhelming.

I was married in the past to their father, but I realized after things got physically violent that it was no longer a situation that I wanted to subject my children to, and through a series of unfortunate events, our marriage ended. I am not going to say that I did not have my moments of wondering if I made the right choice, but knowing that my children have a safe home with me takes those worries away in the snap of a finger. Their father is mostly absent, and while my purpose for this blog is not to speak badly about my ex-husband, I will say that he is not the best father figure; he is a textbook narcissist--even though un-diagnosed, he barely pays child support, he refuses to effectively communicate with me in regards to them, and insists on being difficult at every turn. Some of the writings you find here will be about him causing me undue stress and making me jump through hoops or pull my hair out, but mostly I will try to write about my beautiful babies and our charity events.

A little more about myself: I am currently seeking my associates degree in Psychology and I am very excited about it as school has always been difficult for me. I am hoping to be the first college graduate in my semi-immediate family in 2014 and I am working very hard to make that happen. I am extremely sarcastic and was blessed with a fabulous sense of humor; thankfully my tiny ones inherited that from me! I am also very passionate about art! I have played different musical instruments, appeared in school plays, danced ballet, tap and jazz for 18 years (and also participated in high school dance team!), participated in competition choir and now focus most of my passions towards photography, as well as artwork on canvas--which I do sell and will post photos of for anyone that is interested! I also started writing not one but two books a few years ago as well as a cook book (which I will post recipes here for you all!); I have not finished any of them but I work on them every now and then--all in good time!

I am also very lucky to have found the love of my life! This man is one of the kindest, most generous, most loving men I have ever met in my life. If you would have asked me what kind of man I thought I would marry while I was in high school, my answer would have matched him exactly. It may sound cheesy, but I genuinely feel that we are meant for each other. He loves my tiny humans like they are his own, we support each other in everything that we do, and the love that we have for each other is so strong, it would take the jaws of life to pull us apart. And in good news, our family of 7 just grew by 1!! We just adopted our first fur baby and she is the most precious little thing!! (Sorry, I am a super happy new fur mommy haha).

I was once involved with another blog, much like my own here, that was for single mothers to vent about the fathers of their children and all the chaos that had ensued due to volatile relationships and lack of ability to co-parent, as well as the frustrations and trials they faced while providing the roles of both mother and father. We had successfully completed some wonderful charity fundraisers, however, I have decided to move in another direction. It was a tough decision but I wish the other organization and it's Administrator all the best as she follows her path! Who knows, maybe we will collaborate on something in the future!

Our blog here is not meant to slander any (semi)absent parents, but it is meant to be a safe place to RESPECTFULLY vent your frustrations with the other parent whom you may be having trouble with, and to also share beautiful and uplifting stories about your tiny ones and your life! I want people to understand that the parents that are published on my blog are responsible people who are playing the roles of both parents, either full-time, part-time or nearly full-time, and many of them are just looking for a safe place to let our some anger or even just their concerns. We love to brag here, and also to make people laugh, so while there may be an occasional complaint here or there in our blogs, you will be happy to know that we are not here to simply rant and rave--we love to share it all with you! I also want to take this opportunity to say that we know there are parents out there who cherish not only their own children, but have also accepted, with open arms, the children left behind by their biological mother or father and have stepped in as a parent figure to help raise them and love them as their own; we applaud those amazing people for their kind hearts and beautiful souls!

While you are reading, I invite you to comment! I will be happy to answer questions and respond to comments as they come in, and I also invite and encourage advice here for myself or any of our other bloggers! We love to hear from our readers and appreciate that you have the choice to read anything and you chose us!