Sh*t gets Hard but No one Cares
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The other day I was having a conversation with my mom and I said something about my current situation being hard and my mom went innnnnnnnnnn on me! My mom just graduated from school, she’s 50 years old and went back to school to to become an EA (Education Assistant) for children with behavioral problems and special needs. While taking this course she still had to maintain a home, pay bills, continue to be a mother, deal with my younger brother who suffers from alcohol addiction and complete her home work all while giving nothing short of 100%.
The word “hard” made no sense to her, complaining that something was hard or you can’t do this or that to help your self because it’s too hard sounded absolutely nuts in her opinion. My mother is a warrior, a Jamaican immigrant to Canada in the winter, who has triumphed through abuse, racism, heart ache and everything in between. Not only did she graduate from this course with flying colors but every single teacher and peer thought the world of her, everyone praised my mom simply for being awesome. Her life for the last little while has been very HARD but that doesn’t stop her so for me to be complaining about something being hard is a disgrace, to my family, my mother and to all other women around me and in my life who have to deal with a lot more than I do but still manage to get everything done and maintain their sanity.
Shit gets hard sometimes, it’ll make you doubt yourself, make excuses, want to quit or wish for the shoulda, coulda, wouldas. But I realized the best thing I can do is suck it up and deal with it! It’s only going to get harder if I keep complaining and waiting for it to change so if I want to see a change it’s going to have to be me.
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O.M.G. Andrea, this is so weird, me and my mum were having this same convo today. I was talking about not being happy and feeling stressed about my own situation, but what I got was the usual Caribbean response, “What stress?! y’all dunno stress yet!” And while I am soooo over hearing that, it’s true. If I had to jump in my mum and dad’s position right now I’ll probably roll up in a ball under the bed and rock… She told me, focus on my accomplishments thus far and to stop being so hard on myself. Things ARE falling into place- just not at the impossible rate I feel I should be moving at. Then talk of marriage came up, but I digress… We can stand to learn A LOT from our parents/ close relatives. They are soooo strong. However, this sometimes makes it worst ’cause now I feel like a punk!
Gosh, I must sound like a broken record! It’s ok, one more week of school and FREEDOOOOOOOM!
The business is going fine I’m just finding it quite hard to pace myself and stay organised. I’m usually fairly organised but I’m been so stressed everyone has noticed that I’m losing weight even thought I eat like a fast food vacuum! I’m neglecting everything- my hair looks like an ant’s nest- hence my recent youtube vid
I need a holiday break. I was thinking of coming to new york in late summer, but lack of saved funds means I will be working through the summer
It’s not all doom and gloom- I did my first bridal this weekend gone! It was great! The bride and the bridesmaids looked amazing if I do say so myself. It was an all-natural wedding bar one weave!