Dec 11 2008
Even as a single mother I did it!
That is what has been going through my mind all week. In my undergrad days I got high grades in class. I was not a parent back then. Now as a graduate student, I am a single mother. I practiced attachment parenting since day one which includes breastfeeding, co-sleeping and baby-wearing in my Moby wrap. What this means now is that the baby (toddler, really) is very attached to me, making it difficult to get my college work done. I have a great family support system and they often take him in the evenings so I can get some work done. My mom slept with the baby for two weekends in a row awhile back so I could finish my Policy paper. It turned out to be 30 pages. Well, I received an A+ on that and was told by my professor that I got the best paper in my entire class. More here: http://esecret.today.com/2008/12/09/no-way/
So all week I keep thinking WOW I thought I worked hard in my undergrad days when it was just me. Now I’m responsible for this little life and for my own higher education and I got the best grade in the class. Even as a single mother I did it!
I’ve been wondering about this too, as an attachment parenting mother - seeing that my little one is much more ‘attached’ than other babies I see around me who weren’t brought up this way. It can be really hard, but it’s inspiring to hear that you’re still managing to excel in your studies…I often think I don’t know how I would cope as an ‘AP parent’ without support.