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Leaving the Nest

How I Survived

By Brooke ClarkePublished 6 years ago 3 min read
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I love the question, "How are you surviving without your mom?" Or this one, "I would never survive without my mom, she does everything for me." I love the questions and statements solely because I have answers to them. To answer the question, "How are you surviving without your mom," is simple. I don't but in a way I am. Yes, I am married and living over 1,000 miles away in a different state. So you ask, how can you say you aren't surviving without your mom? I call my mom everyday. In this day and age, technology has given us the power to be able to speak to our loved ones with ease on a daily basis. If I ever have a question about finances, food, cleaning supplies, even relationship advice I know my mom is always a text or phone call away. So I do survive on my own but I will always need my momma.

I love the fact that I get to be out on my own and live with my husband in our cute little house but also have the comfort of knowing I have my mom who is there for me and to answer any questions I may have. In my opinion, you never really "leave the nest," you just step out of the boundaries a little bit. Your stepping out of your comfort zone so you can go and live life just like your parents did but you also have the relying factor that your parents are still there waiting with open arms to greet you when you come back home. Just like many of you who are reading this, you will always need your mom or whoever stands in that place whether it's your dad playing both roles, a guardian, or even if you are in the foster care system and you have your foster mom. When we were little, you always asked your mom everything. You thought mom had all the answers and we still think that to this day. Surviving without mom is possible. I am a very independent person so getting married at such a young age and moving half way across the country seemed like no big deal to me. Once we got settled in, it hit me. I had questions and the only person I could think of to ask was my mom.

So you ask, wasn't this article suppose to be about how to survive leaving the nest? Yes, and it still is. My version of how to survive is that you will always need your mom. No matter where you are in life, whether you're successful, broke, rich, failing, or even just doing mediocre, your mom will be there and you will need her. And maybe one day you will have children of your own and you will get to experience "leaving the nest" with them. You get to see how they venture out into the world and see how they make you proud. To know you "left the nest" and got out in the world and did something with your life would make anybody proud and I bet if you were to text your parents right now and ask if they were proud of you, I would hope they would say yes. It takes a lot of guts and drive to leave the nest and get out into the big scary world and you are killing it. For the people who do read this article, I just want you to know that I may not know you personally but are awesome and deserve every good thing that is coming your way. You should be proud of yourself.

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Brooke Clarke

I am from North Carolina. I grew up on a farm with lots of animals. I enjoy outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting. I am married to a US Soldier and we have 2 dogs. I love to write and do photography as well.

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