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My Life As A Single Mom

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Being a young mom was a necessary upheaval, in that, I had my child early in life, but it also means that I get to love my child a little longer. Although some people said that my life ended when I had a baby it did not my life had just begun. Malachi did not detract from my future, he gave me a new one. “A baby is something you carry inside you for nine moths, in your arms for three years and in your heart till the day you die (Mary Mason)”. This quote by Mary Mason I adore, a mother 's job is never done. Determination, perseverance and motivation are key when becoming a mother. Faith from and early age was supportive to my situation as a single mom. I was born in Brooklyn, New York City, both of my parents are of West Indian, Jamaican descent. In my culture, higher education became an influence from my parents and grandparents. As a teenager in high school, I made many mistakes due to the influence of peer pressure, which I have grown from. At the age of sixteen I fell into the statistical world and had a beautiful baby boy, named Malachi, who I adore and do not consider a mistake. He changed my life for the better. His influence on me made such an impact that I made a promise to strive and grind for a better future so we could live more comfortably. My actions and behaviors changed drastically. Trials, difficulties and suffering as a single mom, bought out a variety of attitudes and responses that I had to deal with. I was responsible for someone other than me, even if

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