She was afraid of being alone

I know a girl who was afraid of being alone. She was afraid of not having a man in her life. She was in a long-term relationship - I forgot exactly how long they were together, but it's somewhere between 4 to 6 years. Although their relationship was long, it was not healthy - he was a bad guy. He couldn't keep a stable job, had bad credit, took drugs and cheated on her numerous times and because of her fear of being alone, she always forgave him (and he probably knew too that she would always forgive him). Although he was not good to her, she was set with him. At a young age, she married him and got pregnant to seal the deal that she would always have a man in her life. She may have been hoping that he would change after marriage and fatherhood, but nothing changed. Because of her new son, she got fed up with him not trying to be a good father and so she filed for divorce (in her early 20's).

Now, life is much tougher for her. Instead of being a single girl in her 20's (which is what a lot of girls I know are dreading), she's now a single-mother with a drug-user unemployed ex-husband in her 20's. After giving birth to her son, she did out grow her fear of being without a man. She is very much surviving single parenthood! =) For her son, she's a much stronger person now.

I know a lot of girls who are afraid of going through life without a man, but having no man is much better than having a bad man. True story.

If you need a little inspiration...

Another Sunday of reflection to start off the week!

If you need a little inspiration, watch the movie "Pursuit of Happyness" with Will Smith. It's a true story of true hardship and true perseverance.