When you go from being in a relationship, to being dependent on yourself, it’s funny the things that sneak up on you.
I think for me, it was this haunting realisation that I’d gone straight into married life and motherhood quite young, and I’d never really lived alone.
My ex husband was brilliant with the jobs around the house. If it needed fixing? He knew how to fix it.
I never had to think much about it.
Living alone then brought with it this surge of issues, and every single time a household appliance went wrong, I would crumble.
Panic.
Question everything.
And ultimately? Instead of trying to work it out for myself, I would call and ask for help.
I had no idea how to fix things!
It would send me into a ‘helpless maiden’ mode.
A narrative that I personally wanted desperately to change.
So today, when my washing machine stopped draining, I decided to take charge. And instead of panicking. Instead of asking for help. I got down on my hands and knees, and I sorted it.
A pair of pliers, a couple of knives, a flooded kitchen and more than one expletive later, my washing machine was working. Nay. THRIVING.
Sometimes these seemingly tiny wins, are a seriously huge step in personal progression.
Single parenting can be a tough ride, especially in those moments that you suddenly feel weakened by the other persons absence….
But there is something ******* EMPOWERING about those moments when you realise that;
YOU ARE CAPABLE TOO.
You got this.
I promise.
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