As a first-time single mom, I knew it was never going to be easy. I am on mommy duty full time, on top of a full-time job working twelve hours a night and attending school, it’s a lot for me to handle. I traveled recently for the first time again in 10 years with my daughter. She loves airplanes, but we ran into some minor issues during her first flight. While on the plane, I tried to buckle us into one seat, unfortunately, the belt did not extend far enough to accommodate the both of us. Even the rows between the seats were too tiny to sit comfortably together.
While my daughter continued to cry, others were staring and changing seats to get further away as if I was an annoyance that plagued the plane. These actions continued to cause my anxiety to go through the roof, it made me very upset as I felt regretful to even travel and pushed to the point where I nearly called it QUIT! This was our first time flying together and it surely won’t be our last.
But I stuck by and held on because I
was committed, I endured the shameful looks, I was motivated to make this trip
for the first time, and I had pride in being a single mom. All these
characteristics enhance one another in a way to build your confidence in being
successful in life. However, I will continue to put it to everyday use one day
at a time because I do not know what the future holds except my road to continuous success.
Amy,
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. traveling with a kid can be hard and there really isn't any accommodations for it. Big businesses do not care the people who uses there product. They care more about the profit they can make.
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, It's very hard traveling with kids, I agree with Audrey, the system in place needs to find ways make it a trip were kids can be kids, it sad that they only care about filling there pockets and not finding solutions.