Learning from my children!

My children are my greatest gift. As they get older and become more independent of me, I've realized some lessons that I've taught them, they now re-teach me. My 14 year old daughter, is a self proclaimed cartoonist and very dedicated to her talent. Day in and day out she never misses a chance to do what she loves most and build on top of her self-taught talent. I have watched her over the years get better and better and I sit back impressed with her drive to reach her goals. To become an animator, I then remember myself,  always stay steady and focused on the things you want. When it makes you feel good doing it and your envisioning yourself sitting in your studio, people enjoying your work it all falls into place effortlessly. Each moment, your inner thoughts becomes more and more a reality.

As a single parent for me, it use to feel like everyday was a lonely walk in the park. Expressing that feeling ate me up inside, it began to show in everything I did. The facade of being happy was truly a game face for me. I wanted the traditional family but it didn't seem to work or fit for me after several attempts.  My children would ask me about marriage and having a dad in their life but being so young, I couldn't explain to them the complex dynamics of relationships. So I focused on being a provider and raising them with my mother as my co-parent, making their life as normal as possible.

We make a choice to raise our children solo and go through the motions of at some point completing it with a partner- which is all good(with the person in tune with were you are in life and sees where you want to go). However, many of us decide to just go it alone for many reasons whatever we come up with, it's all possible.  I now understand that all along I have a partner or partners! We entertain each other, we laugh, love, cry and dream together.

We are a team each members role just as important as the next. Above all, each one is teaching one from the youngest to the eldest. I have found through my daughters' dedication, my zest for life once again. To experience all the world has to offer and to constantly be developing the person I love as much as I love them, and thats me.

Through the light in her eyes of loving what she does, my middle sons constant wheel turning of business ideas and analytical mind exploding when he gets a innovative master plan to my 2 years year olds, no fear take charge attitude at life, playing every step of the way but not taking no as an answer, I have relearned all the traits of myself through them. The core of what really made me tick and made me happy beyond measure, to never be limited to what I could do at will. All from my children, my greatest gift and greatest teachers.