Hey you,
I’m not sure how your parent became single. Whether it be through divorce or death or some other unforeseeable experience that caused it but it has happened. And for that, my heart goes out to you.
Your parent is trying their hardest to survive. They’ve had their heart broken in some way or another, and they’re hurting right now. Being a child of a single parent is without a doubt one of the hardest things you might ever have to do because it teaches you to look after one more person in your life.
Your parent doesn’t have a counterpart to help them make decisions, to comfort them when they’re scared, to tell them its going to be okay. Suddenly you have to make sure they are okay. And you have to watch someone else hurt just as much as you do.
Even if it doesn’t seem like it, they’re trying and they’re scared. They love you so much and probably feel even worse than you do about not having another person in your life.
You just have to remember that they’re trying and they now love you enough for both parents. You don’t always have to get along with them and you don’t always have to see eye to eye on certain things. But just remember this: that parent is stronger than anyone you’ll ever meet.
Having to balance a new family dynamic and having to act like their world isn’t upside down just for the sake of seeing you happy is so incredibly selfless and hard. It takes an incredible kind of person to handle that role and they’re taking that role with grace and courage.
You both are.
Sincerely,
A child with a single parent.
