Dear child,
It was hard to focus in motherhood while also going through divorce. Yet, listening to your happy laugh always made a difficult day better
I remember a special day that made me so happy. It was your first time at the zoo. You were sat in your umbrella stroller when we entered the Laid Jungle at the Omaha Zoo. Your eyes opened wide with excitement as you saw the indoor trees and heard the different sounds of the monkeys, the birds and other animals in the jungle building. You stepped out of the stroller and started walking with small toddler steps. First with curiosity, and then with excitement.
I smiled. My heart filled with joy. The zoo was that place where we could be happy. We could laugh, walk for hours and forget about the rest of the world. It was our little special place. Every year, for many years I invested in that zoo membership and many springs, falls and summers we spent quality time walking up and down that place.
These days it makes me sad that the zoo is no longer affordable for single parents like me, because I know how many fun playful times we spent at that place.
Well, this is the first of many letters. Perhaps some day you might read them. Perhaps you might not.
Mom
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