Highlighting Single Mothers, Successful Professionals
Hello, I am Danuelle Roberts and today, I will be introducing a wonderful woman who is beautiful, Successful, and a Professional. I am interviewing her just to expose a little truth about how to balance work, being a mom and personal time. Yes, I know we live in a society that really love placing labels on so many groups of people especially, Single Mothers.
Sometimes
Single Mothers get a bad reputation.
You see the jokes on movies and even in society, jokes and questions like how many kids she have, how many baby daddy's she have, not knowing her story just judging based on what you see. Not knowing some of us are just a product from failed relationships, divorce and being a widow. So it really doesn't matter how you became a single mother. Especially men who are a little bit worried with dating/courting a single mother. I think that men should focus on hearing from God and focus on her character, integrity and how well she take care of her kid/kids
I am a single mother and life as a single mother can be challenging because everything becomes a balancing act!
If you are a single mom, I would love your feed back. Tell me how do you balance your life as a single mom. What are some life lessons you have learned on this Journey of motherhood, being mom, and working mom. Let me know, your feed back is needed!
Introducing
Brittany Shanice Blanton, a working professional mother, woman of God and the drive to make sure she provide a wonderful life for her beautiful little daughter. This mother understands what it's like to be raised in a single parent home. So being raised by a strong woman made her stronger and a better mother!
Danuelle:
How do you feel about being a single mother?
Brittany: "
I feel tired lol umm I love my child dearly and would give my life for her. It gets hard, and being a product of a single mom, I feel like I'm following a pattern. But it has made me a stronger person and woman."
Danuelle: "Okay so now, I got to know about what makes you a strong mother and how you feel about being a single mom. I want to ask you about dating and working and how do you balance all of it?"
Brittany: "I balance work and being a mom the best I can. I lose a lot of sleep. But Jaeda needs a home and food, so I work hard and I work even harder being mommy!
I am actually terrified to date. I don't want to expose Jaeda to just anyone and I don't have time to share with anyone who isn't Jaeda or family ... I feel guilty having "me" time if it doesn't involve my kid. And I feel that any spare time I have, it should be with my kid to make up for time that I'm working.
Danuelle : What are some qualities in a man that you look for in a potential mate, if that person do come along in your life and why?
Brittany: So I don't really have time to date right now ... If I do, the man needs to understand that my daughter will come first.
Brittany: "Qualities that I look for... God fearing. I need a Godly man because as a Christian woman, I need a man that will lead the home as God planned. I also want someone who is smart, caring, selfless,and honest. I would like a man who works just as hard as I do, and wants to build an empire with me. I need a man who has patience, and who is willing to wait to meet my daughter when the time is right. Someone who is funny and can hold a conversation. I look for these things in a man because I feel that with my personality, we would fit each other perfectly. I'm so high strong and I'm a planner, I need someone who can relax me."
Danuelle: I love your answers! I feel that single women no matter if they have kids or not, you need to know what you are looking for up front. Even if you are waiting and not actively dating/courting it's so good to know what you want out of a potential mate.
Danuelle: What are somethings that you do to keep your Joy, and self worth, when we live in a society that is focused on just looks?
Brittany: Self worth... after having my daughter and gaining so much weight, going through a break up... I felt so low and had no self esteem. I started to pray more, and I realized how great of a person I was... and if I wanted anything to change, I needed to get up and start making changes. I started to work out harder, and loving myself more. I want to be a good example for my daughter. I've learned that my joy comes from God, and no one can take that from me unless I allow them to.
Danuelle: It was a pleasure interviewing such a wonderful beautiful woman inside and out! When you keep God first God will give you the joy and patience to be the best YOU in this life!
