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Shannon Ball: Just Jump On In!
Shannon Ball
I feel like I should introduce myself or give a long rambling biography…but I’m not going to. You know everything you need to know—I’m twenty five, I’m a single mother, I have an eight year old girl named Cali. Everything else you’ll learn through the blog.
There are enough parenting blogs and magazines that cater to the minivan majority—you won’t find that here. I’m liberal, I’m unconventional and I plan to be very, very honest. I don’t know any other way.
So welcome to my world, and read on!
This morning as I dropped my daughter off at daycare we walked past a woman dropping off a girl in front of the school. Just as we were walking past I heard her yell “Whatever. F*** you.” It was so strange. That a young girl should start her day like that is heartbreaking to me. Of course, I don’t know what took place before that moment—I don’t know what spurred her angry words. I gave Cali an extra hug before I left and said “I love you” enough times that she was probably a little embarrassed. I couldn’t help it, though. I want my daughter to begin her day feeling loved and peaceful.
I do not look at that woman with scorn or judgment—I have a very short temper myself. I have often been frustrated enough that I snap at Cali, sometimes saying something I spend the rest of the day regretting. Like cussing when I stub my toe, there is a certain satisfaction in spitting out an angry word in my frustration. Is that what I sound like? Would another mother hear my outbursts and worry for my daughter’s emotional wellbeing?
I think that is what was most disturbing about witnessing that moment—not that the mother was so awful, but that she was probably a lot like me.
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About the Author: Shannon is a twenty five year old blogger from Toronto, Canada, and a single mother to a delightful eight year old girl.
