My Mother: The Challenges Of Single Parenthood

Looking into her beautiful green eyes you can get lost. She has a smile that draws her toward you. When she speaks you can tell she has a heart that is kind and filled with warmth. Just everything about her is amazing and I’m lucky to have her in my life as my mother.
Most people I meet say I’m exactly like my mother. We both have round, oval shaped faces, with almond shaped eyes. I like when they compare us because I think she is a beautiful woman. Her beauty shines on the outside as well as the inside.
I watch her walk in from work. I can tell she is exhausted from working back to back shifts with only a four hour break in between. That’s my mother always working hard and not complaining. As she sits next to me on the sofa she smiles at

You may have what seems like a full day 's worth of tasks awaiting you at home—from cooking dinner to doing laundry to helping your child with homework. Although these same obligations are faced by working mothers who are married, a single parent has to face these responsibilities alone, with¬out the helping hand of a husband.” (The Challenges of Single Parenthood)
My mother is an incredible woman. With all of the things she has faced in life. She is still a strong and positive person. She has never let anything get in the way of her doing what is best for her family. I never realized how great of a mother she was until I became older. Now I finally am able to understand all of the sacrifices she made to make sure we were always happy.
When my mom was nineteen years old, she became pregnant with my big brother Domz. She was attending a nursing program but had to drop out. Although she was with my father at the time she needed to work to help support her new family. Things were going good until after she gave birth to me three years later. My parent’s relationship didn’t last and she was left a single mother. While my dad went on and married and started a new