Cassie Boorn

I have wanted to post a response to all of the comments I received on my You can blame a single mother post.  It seemed most mothers married or not supported me.  They saw the way Ann Coulter bashed single mothers as hurtful and uncalled for. A few addressed the issues of single motherhood. It is true that in most situations it would be better to have both parents in the house.  There are times when I wish I could give Aiden that kind of life. In all reality I could never.  I became a parent by suprise but I was never the type of girl who dreamed of marriage.  I never wanted that perfect house. Never dreamed of picket fences or perfect lawns.  I always wanted excitement.  Ok I NEEDED excitement.  I wanted to travel and see things.  I wanted to go and move. I never wanted to be tied down.  After the birth of Aiden I saw all of the joy he brought to me.  I don’t feel tied down but grounded none the less.  He keeps me grounded.  He makes me realize that maybe picket fences arn’t so bad.  

 The point of my post was not to advocate for single mothers.  It was not to say single motherhood is the way to go.  It was more to say let us be mothers.  There are married mothers that fail.  There are mothers who have every detail planned out until it all falls to shreds.  Bringing down single mothers and blaming them only steals hope from those who are trying.  Those mothers that work very hard and strive to be the perfect mother.  Don’t take their hope.  Let them mother. Let them dream.