How I Became the Parent I am Going to Become

I have spent many years growing and blossoming into the young woman that I am today.  It wouldn’t have all came to be without the hardships that I have come across in my life, but I haven’t let them turn me into a sour person.  Instead I have turned my past hardships and decisions mold me and help me to grow as a person.  Growing up as a child with physical limitations I never knew what it would be like to be an adult and I feared being a parent, but as I aged that idea changed.  I then graduated high school and got myself into a bad relationship, where my daughter was born.

I WILL BE A GREAT PARENT!

I gave her up for adoption knowing that I was not in a relationship with someone who would be a good parent.  I also knew that I was not ready to be a parent.  I was young and naive.  It took years for me to leave him and reunite with an old friend who was meant for me.  With him things grew and I became more and more ready for a child.  I have grown and realized that I am ready to be a parent.  I want to bring another child into this world; one that I can raise and care for.  I don’t think I would have come this far if it wasn’t for my open adoption.  I have been given the chance to watch my daughter grow and that has made me not fear my disability.  Instead it has made me want to become a mom and now I am being given that chance.

I know that it will not be easy to raise a child and I know it will be even harder for me to be the perfect mom, but I believe I can do it.  My confidence has grown and that right there will make a huge difference in how I raise my child.  In addition to this I know that I have a great support system in place with my family, my partner, and his lovely family that has already done so much for me.

This decision is what will make me a great parent, and a great mom because confidence is one of the most important factors in being great at anything.  I know that my younger self would not be able to do the best job at being a mother because I had no confidence in myself or anything that I can do.  Nothing is going to hold me back and you shouldn’t let it hold you back either.  I may have a disability, but that will not change the fact that I can be a great mother.  I will find ways around any obstacle that is placed in my path.

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Ashley

Owner at Persevering Momma

Ashley is a 30-something woman that recently made some huge changes in her life. She grew up as a Chicagoan and moved to Indiana where she now resides with an amazing man their two cats. She is a new momma and loving every moment with her little man. She also enjoys spending time learning new things, reading, playing video games, spending time outside, and hiking when she is up to it, fishing, and in general loving life.

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