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Single Parent
![家族になろうよ [Kazoku ni Narou yo] by Tomo Kurahashi](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1496534525l/35295172._SX98_.jpg "家族になろうよ [Kazoku ni Narou yo] by Tomo Kurahashi")
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![ただいま、おかえり[Tadaima Okaeri] by Ichi Ichikawa](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1485523064l/34030395._SX98_.jpg "ただいま、おかえり[Tadaima Okaeri] by Ichi Ichikawa")
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The first man I dated was just the relief I needed from stress. He was a very good dancer. In fact, he was very much a party person. I was ready for some fun. He liked driving to the ocean in his fully equipped, gleaming white camper. There he would hike around the area and spend some time just chilling. We dated only a few months before getting engaged. Yup. I did it again. I jumped at the first relationship that made me feel good. Then I discovered that he had another girlfriend along with me.
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― The Women in Me: How They Helped Me Survive and Thrive
― The Women in Me: How They Helped Me Survive and Thrive
“
Single Mothers
Your shoulders are heavy,
but you stand tall and raise your head high,
knowing that you are raising kings and queens, future leaders of the world.
You are pounding the pavement, kicking butt, making it look easy but we know better;
we know the struggle,
we understand the pain.
The road feels lonely
but you are not alone.
”
― The Heart and Soul of Black Women: Poems of Love, Struggle and Resilience
― The Heart and Soul of Black Women: Poems of Love, Struggle and Resilience
