Widow Wisdom: What Challenges Have You Faced as a Parent since Becoming a Widow?
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We asked our widow sisters to share their wisdom by answering this question: What challenges have you faced as a parent since becoming a widow?
Here are some of their answers:
Watching my kids process their grief through the years and not being able to fix it.
– Stacey
Being a single parent is something I absolutely never planned on. I was raised by a single mom, and I did not want that for my children so when I went about finding a husband I made sure that we had very long discussions on how we would raise our kids and what would happen if we ever broke up as far as raising them. Once I confirmed that he was as serious about raising his family as I was, then we got married. Of course, no one could have predicted that at age 38, he’d be taken by ALS, and I’d be left with three kids by myself. I’m just grateful that I took the time to go to college and become a professional so that I have enough money to run our household by myself because I know so many others …
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