The Loneliest Mother I've Seen

Beautiful!

thanks for A)Making my mascara run and B) being true to your voice and your heart!

So well written and heartfelt. I've loved reading it again and again.

I LOVE this post.

That was beautiful. It brought tears to my eyes

I, too, had tears in my eyes. You did a great job. But I know a few Moms who are lonely too, not because of not having the dream family, but because they lost custody and all contact with their children for the crime of protecting them from an abusive father. Until Mothers have the resources to have decent representation in court, abusive fathers will continue to use custody as the ultimate tool of abuse. Please take a moment to google the plight of noncustodial mothers. It is a national crisis that no one wants to talk about.

The ladies in my neighborhood need to read this.

That brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful!

This is the very best in writing. Thank you.

You know how people are always asking those, "What would you tell your 20-year-old self" questions? I think that's why I like this so much. It's like an exercise come to life. Maybe you're way more enlightened than I am, but one of my greatest and most consistent faults is failing to live in the moment. I'm getting much better at it as the years go by, but it's a constant struggle to have to remind myself.

Anyway, beautiful piece. It should almost fall into the poetry category.

:::sob::: I'm so crying right now!

This made me cry. It's a message all of us need to read. Because the worst part of being a struggling parent is feeling you aren't enough. I hope you went up to her and told her what you were thinking. If not, if you ever get the chance to do it again, DO IT! Say it out loud. We can't compliment each other enough. Thanks so much for this blog.

Wow this is a beautiful post! Brought tears to my eyes.

This brings tears to my eyes. I hope she gets what you have.

This is beautiful.

Finished last year of school three weeks before my daughter was born. I was the only student with a toddler in my courses at the university. Today she has a little brother. I do know I and their father is what they need. Us being patient, loving, goofy. That's what matters most, now as well as when our daughter turns 50 and our son 45, which we will hopefully live to see. Expensive gifts they can get themselves in due time, but they can never give themselves the privilege of having had a truly affectionate childhood.

What a beautiful post!

Amen. My mum was 17 when she had me. And she was so much more than enough. Beautiful post.

This post gave me chills when I first read it on your site and now to see it here, makes my heart swell. It is just beautiful. So happy to see you here, Jessica.

This is beautiful. I remember the first time you posted it. It brought tears to my eyes.

Beautiful Post!

Beautiful. Gave me chills to read.

So happy to see this here, Jessica. I just love this piece.

I loved this post the first time I read and I love it now. It's a great reminder that we are always exactly what our children need,even if we don't always realize it.

Congrats on being featured here.

I'm a single mom, and wasn't at all young when I became one (a mom or single), but this piece still really touched me. Single mom is a particular kind of lonely, isn't it?

I was only a single mother for a short time, but I so get this. Great post.

No matter how many times I read this post, I'm always moved.