- May 7, 2009
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Peace and Blessings Family,
My name is Destee and I am a Single Black Mother - Pregnant at 16 - Gave Birth at 17.
I have a Son and Daughter, with my Son the oldest. They are both adults, free, alive, and able to stand on their own.
I adopted my niece, who is now a young adult herself. My Mother was a Single Black Mother too.
While Single Black Mothers are getting all kinds of negative stuff, you hold the future in your hands.
I am here to offer whatever insight my experience, already having walked this road, can possibly provide.
Sometimes just having someone to ask, or knowing someone who has done it, can mean a lot.
It's hard raising babies by yourself ... it was hard when i did it ... and i believe it's even harder now.
So ... for you young Single Black Mothers ... that need a support system ... come right on over and introduce yourself ...
I won't be going easy on you ... the stuff i say you may not like ... but it will be done with my greatest hope for you and your children.
Of course you're always free to throw any or all i say away, moving forward however you'd like.
Just know that i love you ... i understand the great responsibility on your shoulders ... and believe you can do it successfully.
Love You!
Destee
I was not a single mother, but my heart goes out to those who are like you, who have had to struggle to raise your kids without the man's [father] support. You mentioned that you have a mother, who was also a single mother, and from a personal perspective, I read this and just thank God that I had a husband that did not leave me stranded because if he did, I would have been in trouble.