I Swore I’d Never Be Dependent on a MAN, But I Had No Idea

And then my parent’s divorce happened and I watched with a heavy heart as my mom tried to enter the job market again.

But you have no skillsets, she was told.

People looked at the gaps of stagnancy on her resume with pointed eyes wondering just what she had been up to all those years.

Raising a child with all my heart and soul, she whispered back…but the world did not value her devotion  And so the “nos” kept coming.  And she was met with rejection after rejection.

Watching all this from afar made my heart swell with anger because of the way the world treated women and mothers.  Coming from a generation of kids with lots of divorced parents, I was left feeling like there was no other option but to go, do, and be it all.  And so I made the following declarations:

  • Never fully depend on the resources your husband provides: emotionally and financially.
  • Never count on your partner to be there through thick and thin.
  • Never concede to rely on someone other than yourself.

Those were my vows.

Because what about all those “what ifs.”: What if he leaves you.  What if he gets sick.  What if there’s an unexpected loss.  What will you do then?


Megan Ramsey
Megan Ramsey
Megan Ramsey is a real estate agent by day and wordsmith by night. You can visit her blog over at recklessremainer.com That title pretty much sums her up: just a girl learning what it means to recklessly remain in Him.

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