A Salute to Single PapaHeroes

From my perspective parenting is a team effort. I work hand in hand with Lucy to make sure our daughter has everything she needs and is well taken care off.

Since I see it is a team effort I can’t image how difficult it can be for a single parent. I have a few friends that are single moms and I see how they take the challenge everyday and make a better living for their families.

What is a Typical Family?

Children are tought in school that they should have a mom and a dad. For some strange reason many people expect every family to have the same structure and this is not the case.

I am lucky enough that my parents are still married but when I look at my family structure I consider my Uncle to be my other dad and my grandma in many occasions has taken over the role of mom. I also have a few spiritual mothers and fathers who have guided me along the way and have given me a helping hand.

As a dad, I see how many of the things Lucy and I do that would be difficult to accomplish if we where both not present. We raise Daniela together, run multiple blogs, run a business, and take on multiple projects while balancing other elements of our personal life.

A Single Mama Hero

These past few months I have had the privilege to work hand-in-hand with someone who I did not even realize that I admired so much. I guess when you see that someone is so strong and positive you forget that they are human ( I truly think she is one of the Avengers).

On many occasions I have wondered where my friend Eudeliz hides her cape because she does a such a great job as a mom while chasing her dreams trying to set up her own small business.

I admire Eudeliz because she has always been very driven while being a great human being.

Similar to Eudeliz, I have a can do attitude that when someone tells me it can’t be done and I know I can I focus all my efforts into making things happen.

As I see Eudeliz struggle in building her business, with limited resources and being an awesome single parent, I have to tip my hat off to her. I feel I owe Eudeliz a huge applause for doing such a great job and even more importantly a big thank you for always supporting me in everything I do.

How can we all Help?

How can we help more single parents? Those strong individuals might just need some motivation to get them closer to their dreams.

I want to give her my complete support. I call upon the Alliance (that is you if you are reading this post). It would be very cool if you could do the following for her and I:

  • Offer some advice on how to help small business owners who are single parents. (If you are reading this and identify with the title I want to hear from you).
  • Leaving Eudeliz a message here on the comments or via twitter @eudelizs while cheerleading her to continue going after her goals.
  • Any other suggestion or feedback are also more than welcomed and if you want to contact me directly feel free to do so.

A big applause for Eudeliz for being a Super Hero Single Parent and if you are a single parent and you feel like sharing your story feel free to contact us since we want to hear from you also.

The Alliance and myself send a big salute to Single Parents. You guys rock!

 

Single Dad & Homeless Papa Hero

Being a parent is not easy, but imagine being a 45 year old father of two, and Homeless.

Watch the video below and learn a bit more on how DeMarco is working to improve his life. Struggling hard to bring-up his two kids.

In the video, Mark Horvarth interviews the homeless parent. I have to agree with DeMarco; given how the economy is, bad choices can land us in difficult positions. His being a homeless father of two.

Mark Horvarth, founder of InvisiblePeople.tv does a great job showing the human side of people, that like you and me, probably did not think they where going to end up being homeless.

We invite you to visit InvisiblePeople.tv and make a donation. Even a small one helps, so we urge you to do so!

Imagine yourself in the position of DeMarco. We must be grateful to have a roof over our heads. Go on, make a donation to support Mark Horvarth’s efforts. We are certain your contribution is not in vain.