Introduction

First entry

Allow me to introduce myself, the name is Kathleen but everyone I know calls me Kat. I'm 28 years old and I'm a single mother to a 7 year old boy. I'm not sure how this whole blog thing works but I've decided to make one, maybe to have a electronic diary, or maybe to just put my feelings and experiences out into the universe. Who knows but here I am nice to meet you.... Today I did my usual, my alarm goes off at 5 am on the dot and I snooze until I panic. I rise from bed always feeling tired, no matter how much sleep or how many naps I take I'm always tired. This is from being over weight, partial depression, being tired from keeping up with my son Richard and my Job. I get up and get dressed, while my son sleeps he is in bed next to me weather we start out in bed that night or I try to get him to sleep in his own bed in his own room he always winds up in bed with me. I don;t mind I have no one else in my bed and he is my son. So after 10 mins of extensive getting ready for work....I start calling out Richards name....that takes about 5 mins (he is so cute sleeping) he is such a good boy he rolls out of bed and goes into his room and changes into something to wear. Today I walked into his room and he was zipping up a 2 sizes 2 small batman onesy. He is becoming more and more self sufficient everyday I no longer fight him in certain situations I have to pick and choose my battles especially at 5 in the morning, the last thing I want to do is argue with a 7 year old. We walk down stairs and then I drive him over to my mothers. Being a single parent who works full time is definitely a struggle! I have to rely on others to be the missing co parent. Thankfully I have a supportive mother who watches my son. During school its a lot easier because he is in school most of the day but summers take a toll on my mom. Support is the biggest part of the survival of a successful single parent hood.  You never really do it completely alone though your single parent journey, you have friends, family, even teachers who help you. If you are alone then you are not being successful, this means your not working, and if your not working or at least going to school then your not leading  setting a good example for your child. I have worked full time since my son was 1 and I have also among the 7 years of his life put myself through college and graduated. I have a great job and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment just my son and I. I am not on any assistance from the state or government, I buy my food with cash, and I pay my own bills (with no child support) I do this independently. With a excellent support crew. Just the other day my sister (Im the oldest of 5 children) came and took my son for 3 days camping, I haven been with out my son for days in almost 2 years. In this little break I was blessed with I missed him so much, I realized that my best friend is my 7 year old son. I now can't imagine or fantasize life not containing him in it. I don't know where I would be or what I would be doing in my life. I must say I give him all the credit in the world of who I am today. I don't do drugs, I'm driven to provide him with everything I never had as a child,  I even went to college so he could see his mother graduate college because I didn't want to be a hyprocate when I preach to him about going to college one day. Sure feels good to just talk about these things....Thank who ever decides to read this