First, a woman.
\nSecond, a mother.
\nThen, a grandmother.
\nAnd last, a friend.
\nLeft with 7 children to raise on her own.
\nI can only imagine how difficult it was.
\nEveryday was a struggle.
\nMoney tight.
\nWork was hard.
\nBut life at home was even worse.
\n7 children to raise on her own.
\nSeven\u2026
\nAll under the age of 18.
\nShe tried her hardest.
\nShe gave them as much as she could.
\nShe guided them as best as she could.
\nShe loved them all individually and unconditionally.
\nShe blames herself for the mistakes her children made.
\nTo this day she blames herself for her children\u2019s faults.
\nTo this day, she still struggles.
\nTo this day, she deals with the aftermath of her children\u2019s problems.
\nHer children are no longer children.
\nHer heart is soft.
\nHer heart is too soft.
\nShe breaks down when they run they to her for help.
\nShe can\u2019t help but give a helping hand.
\nShe would never leave her children in the cold.
\nThey come, take what they want, and leave again.
\nBut her heart remains soft.
\nMy grandmother was there when I was born.
\nMy grandmother helped raise me.
\nMy grandmother took the place of my own mother.
\nMy grandmother is the strongest woman I know.
\nGrandma, thank you for making me the woman I am today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
First, a woman. Second, a mother. Then, a grandmother. And last, a friend. Left with 7 children to raise on her own. I can only imagine how difficult it was. Everyday was a struggle. Money tight. Work was hard. But life at home was even worse. 7 children to raise on her own. Seven\u2026 All […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":42813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"coauthors":[18445],"class_list":["post-42811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n