Six-Word Saturday Meme #49

Posted by: Allison Helps Cats on: November 22, 2014

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I’ve always felt like a misfit

To start, I’m a motherless daughter. My mom died me when I was four.

This meant I grew up in a single-parent home. It also means I was raised by my dad.

Skipping ahead to my adult years, I stayed single until I was forty. In that time, I had fewer dates than I can count on my one hand.

Even after getting married, I still often feel on the outside. Why? Because I have yet to experience motherhood.

There are other ways I could name too. Such as the fact that being female doesn’t mean I can cook or do other stuff traditionally associated with women. Or the fact that I am an introvert but like to teach.

The newest way I feel like a misfit involves my health. Every month, hormonal imbalances throw my body out of sync. Instead of feeling vibrant and calm, I feel anxious or listless or any other number of less than welcome emotions.

Sometimes I feel alone in my differences. Other times, I feel blessed for how they uniquely formed my life.

That’s what’s on my mind this week. What about you?

Tags: Allison's Book Bag, infertility, misfits, motherless daughters, PMS, reviews of books for young people, single dads, Six Word Saturday Meme