things, it wasn’t going to be as easy as possible since she was already way too far into it to quit. And she also thought of the many opportunities that would pop up with her new degree. That was what actually kept her from leaving the program.
Kennedy also needed to be in better schools as well so he could live a better life in the future. And all this and much more would be possible if Tamara stays in school.
Finally, Kennedy stopped crying and Tamara put him down. Using her sleeve, she wiped the tears from the little boy and placed him on the table right before she continued with her studies. She took a deep breath and Tamara connected her laptop back online and took another sigh, covering her mouth with her sleeve.
Right before she could get down to some serious business, the microwave clicked and that was when Tamara remembered that she had some chicken heating up
This wasn’t the life that Tamara signed up for. But there she was. She did fall in love with some cute guy in culinary art school and she got pregnant. And that was just as far as the relationship went. She tried to get back on her feet but she just couldn’t manage to. So she decided to take things one step at a time.
After school, Tamara decided to go back to her old place and start her own life. She got way too engrossed in raising her child and being independent that she had to look at her son’s face to realize that time was flying by. It had been three years but Tamara couldn’t see any progress in her life and that made her a little bit sad.
That was why she took it upon herself to get out there and get a job and get another degree while she was at it.
“One of these fine days straining is going to kill you, my dear girl. You know that right?”
“I know, Mom… but what I’m I supposed to do? Your grandson needs caring and the bills need to be sorted out. I think this is the only way.”
Tamara was the direct photocopy of her mother, as some people used to say. She looked exactly like her mother from her soft caramel skin to their accent and it was just way too hilarious. Her mother wanted to take Kennedy so that Tamara could get an opportunity to start over since she became a mother when she was too young.
But Tamara wasn’t the kind of person who would go ahead and dump responsibility on someone else and just walk away like nothing happened. She wanted to make sure that each and everything was managed by no one else but her. Her mother had reached a point where she didn’t feel like she wanted to engage in that conversation ever again.
But on visiting her girl and seeing how she was straining, she didn’t really have any other choice but to bring up the topic once again. Tamara had to cut short her online course so that she could tend to her mother who had a knack for showing up unannounced.
Her excuse was that her daughter was living a couple of blocks down from her house and she didn’t need to announce herself when she came to visit.
“Mother, how many times are we supposed to have this conversation before you accept that I am not your little girl anymore? I told you I got this and you don’t really have to worry yourself to death over this… okay?”
“If you insist… but the next time I come down here and I find you going through any kind of stress… I’m taking my grandson.”
Tamara didn’t want to agree and cuff herself off on that promise. But she just had to agree so that her mother could go ahead and change the topic for her to get a break.
“And have you found a man to help you take care of your son?”
Tamara took off her spectacles and let out a long tired sigh. Her mother knew that she had stepped on yet another nerve but she wasn’t going to apologize until she got the kind of information that she wanted. Tamara wanted to start a fight but she decided not to.
Swallowing her pride she opted for a softer tone when talking
Kennedy also needed to be in better schools as well so he could live a better life in the future. And all this and much more would be possible if Tamara stays in school.
Finally, Kennedy stopped crying and Tamara put him down. Using her sleeve, she wiped the tears from the little boy and placed him on the table right before she continued with her studies. She took a deep breath and Tamara connected her laptop back online and took another sigh, covering her mouth with her sleeve.
Right before she could get down to some serious business, the microwave clicked and that was when Tamara remembered that she had some chicken heating up
This wasn’t the life that Tamara signed up for. But there she was. She did fall in love with some cute guy in culinary art school and she got pregnant. And that was just as far as the relationship went. She tried to get back on her feet but she just couldn’t manage to. So she decided to take things one step at a time.
After school, Tamara decided to go back to her old place and start her own life. She got way too engrossed in raising her child and being independent that she had to look at her son’s face to realize that time was flying by. It had been three years but Tamara couldn’t see any progress in her life and that made her a little bit sad.
That was why she took it upon herself to get out there and get a job and get another degree while she was at it.
“One of these fine days straining is going to kill you, my dear girl. You know that right?”
“I know, Mom… but what I’m I supposed to do? Your grandson needs caring and the bills need to be sorted out. I think this is the only way.”
Tamara was the direct photocopy of her mother, as some people used to say. She looked exactly like her mother from her soft caramel skin to their accent and it was just way too hilarious. Her mother wanted to take Kennedy so that Tamara could get an opportunity to start over since she became a mother when she was too young.
But Tamara wasn’t the kind of person who would go ahead and dump responsibility on someone else and just walk away like nothing happened. She wanted to make sure that each and everything was managed by no one else but her. Her mother had reached a point where she didn’t feel like she wanted to engage in that conversation ever again.
But on visiting her girl and seeing how she was straining, she didn’t really have any other choice but to bring up the topic once again. Tamara had to cut short her online course so that she could tend to her mother who had a knack for showing up unannounced.
Her excuse was that her daughter was living a couple of blocks down from her house and she didn’t need to announce herself when she came to visit.
“Mother, how many times are we supposed to have this conversation before you accept that I am not your little girl anymore? I told you I got this and you don’t really have to worry yourself to death over this… okay?”
“If you insist… but the next time I come down here and I find you going through any kind of stress… I’m taking my grandson.”
Tamara didn’t want to agree and cuff herself off on that promise. But she just had to agree so that her mother could go ahead and change the topic for her to get a break.
“And have you found a man to help you take care of your son?”
Tamara took off her spectacles and let out a long tired sigh. Her mother knew that she had stepped on yet another nerve but she wasn’t going to apologize until she got the kind of information that she wanted. Tamara wanted to start a fight but she decided not to.
Swallowing her pride she opted for a softer tone when talking
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