One Parent Can Make Big Difference
I was born and raised in Africa. In Cameroon where I grew up, almost all homes had two parents. Unfortunately for me, I did not have both. I was told my father had passed away before I was born. I have never known what it means to be in a home with dad, except when I visited my friends or cousins. The uncomfortable part was that I did not meet any grand mother, grand father or grand uncle or aunt. The only parent I had was my Mom. She was alpha and omega.
Looking back, I can never say that I regret for one single moment that I did not have my father or grand parents alive. I did not get to feel their absence because did all she could within her means to give me and my siblings her best. She was an exceptional parent. Even though she barely had about a $2 per month, she never looked for any excuse not to support us.
I recall being a very difficult kid. That made her life worse. Not withstanding that, she tried her best as an uneducated widow to encourage and sometimes push me me to study to get to read and write, a gift that she did not have.
If you are a parent, I want to encourage you not to give up hope of helping your child to be better. Do not leave anything to chance. Your hardwork and dedication will pay off. For me, it took a long time to realize the importance of the words and wisdom from my mother. As I grew older, I sympathized with her struggle and the wiser I became, the harder I worked to embrace the lessons she had taught me.
Am sure if a poor and uneducated parent could make a difference in my life growing up in an impoverished village in Africa, am sure you can a lot better for your child. Wherever, I have gone, I have seldom seen any conditions as bad as my Mom ’s life was. A parent without doubt can be a positive influence in a child ’s life.
Be a parent who can make a difference today!
