I had a lot of hard times while I was raising my kids; but it was all worth it. I also, had a lot of good times. The good times outweigh the bad times. As hard as it was back then, sometimes I feel a little sad as I think about those past days. I sometimes with it had never ended - that I was still a stripper and my kids were still little and needed me. My life was full back then.
It certainly was not easy to be the sole supporter of my two kids and myself with no one to rely on but me. I got no child support or any other outside financial support. I raised my kids from day to day. If I did not make $5.00, it just was not there.
The main thing that always kept me going was the fact that none of us were ever sick. I was always thankful for our health. Anytime I would get discouraged, I always thought about that. I knew that I had nothing to complain about as long as we had our health. I still feel that way.
I always kept my main objective clear in my mind - to raise my kids the best way I could and to always make sure they had the best of care and to try to provide all their wants, desires and needs.
Many times it took all my money to do this - even my motel money. Which resulted in my sleeping in the car even on cold, icy wintery nghts. But as long as I knew the kids were O.K., I would get by some way.
This sleeping in the car and doing without the necessities became a way of life for me and has stayed with me throughout my life. If I had to live out of my car today and just scrape by on nothing, at least, I would be used to it. That is more than most people can say. All these people can hope for is that they will never be faced with that fact because they know they would never be able to cope. But people like me can. When the chips are down, the strong survive.
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