The Parent KC

I would not describe myself as a traditional single parent. Nor would I identify myself as an expert. I'm sure I have made mistakes and offered apologies when I caused unnecessary hurt. I took parenting very seriously. I considered many things ahead of time and I considered my daughter's feelings way before I was trained as a counselor. I corrected my approach frequently and stayed focused on how each decision would connect to her success. For example: I avoided the “cause I said so” cliche’ and would share a story with her regarding consequences even if I had to risk her knowing my own mistakes. My original life's plan did not include becoming a parent but once parenting was a part of the plan I could only focus on doing my best. I think my intellectual properties are pretty impressive, however, I am confident that being a mom has been my “greatest job”.