Today, January 25th, 2025 is going to be the first divorce anniversary, another milestone to be added to the list of firsts that came along. Some of them hit hard, like the first time I’ve dropped off the kids to his place for a sleepover, and couldn’t stop crying all the way back home. 

You never truly understand the weight of single parenting until you're living it. I’ll be the first to admit, I never gave it much thought—until life made it my reality. It's a journey that reshapesyou in ways you never imagined. The early days were the hardest.