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Divorce is an all too common thing
in the United States. Marriage
doesn’t hold the same prestige that it has in the past. Even though divorce is looked upon as heartbreaking and pitiful,
something amazing has been born from it, the single mother who does it all. In this essay I will describe the day to day hardships
that a single mother goes through from the perspective of the child.
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October 7, 2008
Word Range: 386-434
Word Count: 399
In Range: Yes
I was 7-years-old chasing my sister around Wal-Mart distracted by the fact that the card has been declined. “Try
it again please!” my mother said with a cracking voice. Now I wasn’t your normal kid. I noticed things and knew
more about life than most kids my age. I knew exactly what was going on and I carefully walked over to my mom, touched her
arm ever so slightly and told her we will come back another day. The background of our life is the typical one, the father
cheated and left with the younger girl. But my mother is nothing but typical.
Raising three children while working one job is hard for any one person; but my mom has been doing the unthinkable
for ten years now by working two jobs, attending night classes at college, and raising three kids. She has done it all. Scout
leader for five years for my brother’s Boy Scout group, she was also the leader of my sister’s Girl Scout group.
She has made it to all our sporting events which include tennis, basketball, kickball, volleyball, and track. She was able
to make it every banquet and award ceremony. She was even a band booster while I was in high school. She did it all with every
grace in the world; and she did it all while maintaining 3.7 and higher GPA in college.
Waking up to the keyboard tapping away at 3 in the morning has been a routine for me. The passion that she has for
school is something I admire and want to encompass. The tear shed has been enormous, the stress almost unbearable, but still
she conquers and task that is presented to her. Curves have been broken and enemies have been made, but the drive to do better
has never calmed. If she made a 97 she asked why, and she was never afraid to tell the professor they were wrong. I am extremely
proud to say that after 9 years in college she will finally graduate with her bachelors in Business Administration, and do
it with honors.
It’s unknown to many the amount of hardships that a single mother goes through. The stress, the tears, the joys,
and the growth is all worth it in the end when she can stand tall and say that I accomplished my goals and I’m a better
person for it.
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October 9, 2008
Word Range: 386-434
Word Count: 432
In Range: Yes
I was 7-years-old chasing my sister
around Wal-Mart distracted by the fact that the card has been declined. “Try it again please!” my mother said
with a cracking voice. Now I wasn’t your normal kid. I noticed things and knew more about life than most kids my age.
I knew exactly what was going on and I carefully walked over to my mom, touched her arm ever so slightly and told her we will
come back another day. The background of our life is the typical one, the father cheated and left with the younger girl. But
my mother is nothing but typical.
Raising three children while working one job is hard for any one person; but my mom has been doing the unthinkable
for ten years now by working two jobs, attending night classes at college, and raising three kids. She has done it all. Scout
leader for five years for my brother’s Boy Scout group, she was also the leader of my sister’s Girl Scout group.
She has made it to all our sporting events which include tennis, basketball, kickball, volleyball, and track. She was able
to make it every banquet and award ceremony. She was even a band booster while I was in high school. She did it all with every
grace in the world; and she did it all while maintaining 3.7 and higher GPA in college.
Waking up to the keyboard tapping away at three in the morning has been a routine for me. The passion that she has
for school is something I admire and want to encompass. The tear shed has been enormous, the stress almost unbearable, but
still she conquers and task that is presented to her. Curves have been broken and enemies have been made, but the drive to
become perfect has never wavered. If she made a 97 she asked why; and she never cowered away from telling a professor that
they have made a mistake. I am extremely proud to say that after nine years in college she will finally graduate with her
bachelors in Business Administration, and do it with honors.
It’s unknown to many the amount of hardships that a single mother goes through. The stress, the tears, the joys,
and the growth is all worth it in the end when she can stand tall and proud to say that “I accomplished my goals and
I’m a better person for it.” Thanks are in order to every single mother who always put their children before themselves.
Motherly love is the strongest bond that is ever made so cherish it.
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October 13, 2008
Word Range: 386-434
Word Count: 434
In Range: Yes
I was 7-years-old chasing my sister around Wal-Mart distracted by the fact that
the card has been declined. “Try it again please!” my mother said with a cracking voice. Now I wasn’t your
normal kid. I noticed things and knew more about life than most kids should at my age. I knew exactly what was going on and
I walked over to my mom, touched her arm softly and told her we will come back another day. The background of my life is the
typical one, the father cheated and left with the younger girl. The difference in my life is my mother is nothing but typical.
Raising three children while working
one job is hard for any one person; but my mom has been doing the unthinkable for ten years now by working two jobs, attending
night classes at college, and raising three kids. She has done it all. Scout leader for five years for my brother’s
Boy Scout group, she was also the leader of my sister’s Girl Scout group. She has made it to all our sporting events
which include tennis, basketball, kickball, volleyball, and track. She was able to make it every banquet and award ceremony.
She was even a band booster while I was in high school. She did it all with every grace in the world; and she did it all while
maintaining 3.7 and higher GPA in college.
Waking up to the keyboard tapping away at three in the morning has been a routine
for me. The passion that she has for school is something I admire and want to encompass. The tear shed has been enormous,
the stress almost unbearable, but still she conquers and task that is presented to her. Curves have been broken and enemies
have been made, but the drive to become perfect has never wavered. If she made a 97 she asked why; and she never cowered away
from telling a professor that they have made a mistake. I am extremely proud to say that after nine years in college she will
finally graduate with her bachelors in Business Administration, and do it with honors.
It’s unknown to many the amount of hardships that a single mother goes through.
The stress, the tears, the joys, and the growth are all worth it in the end when she can stand tall and say that “I
accomplished my goals and I’m a better person for it.” Thanks are in order to every single-mother who always put
their children before themselves. Motherly love is the strongest bond that is ever made and should be cherish.
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