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Expat Motherhood - The Long View

Taking Route

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Being a mom has been the greatest and the hardest thing I have ever done or have ever been. Motherhood is both a noun and a verb. It is an identity and a calling. I am a single mom and I have spent the majority of my adult life overseas raising my two children. Being a single mom is challenging enough but combine that state of being with life overseas and it is a recipe for some incredibly unique challenges which simultaneously inspire and expire a person.The following is an anonymous quote that aptly describes the mom experience. “Experience is the hardest teacher. She gives the test first and the lesson later.” All I can say is – never has a truer word been spoken.

By: Julie Martinez

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updated description and categories/tags. ready - HW 23 Aug 2021 Ready - WF 13 Sept 2021
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2020-06-11 02:44:00
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updated description and categories/tags. ready - HW 23 Aug 2021 Ready - WF 13 Sept 2021
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2020-06-11 02:44:00
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Martinez, Julie
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Taking Route
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Taking Route
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