Independence Day

In the history of the United States, Independence Day is a declaration of freedom. It's the day of deliverance--and I don't mean the redneck version! For real single moms, Independence Day is the day their dead-beat baby daddies go to jail for the thousands of dollars of child support accrueing for non-payment!

That is not coming from a bitter women who sits idly by contemplating the aftermath that will occur once the deadbeat gets bailed out! It comes from numerous women who have undoubtedly made the conscious choice to finaly be free. The big question for the century for this real single mom is: who eventually pays the price for the decision?

On the one hand, making the decision to put the dead beat in jail is certainly just even though he feels that the unjust laws of having kids and then bailing on them shouldn't have to effect him or his lifestyle. On the other hand, the aftermath of dealing with the kids he helped bring into this world who innocently and unknowingly think he is super cool because he chooses to surf in the tasty waves in California instead of flipping burgers to enable his kids to be a success in life is not just. How does a real single mom handle the reprecussions of her kids mistrusting her for putting their really cool California surfing dad in the slammer?

Those moms who did finally make the decision to do what is best for their kids instead of sitting around bitching about it, or praying each day that their lights wouldn't be turned off because they didn't have enough money in their bank accounts to make it all work and who somewhere along the highway to skid row did ultimately make it to the land of milk and oreos. Yes, those decision-making single moms eventually had to answer to the kids who secretly thought she was the scariest person on the face of the earth, and yes, the kids eventually got over it, and even what is more profound than all of that was the fact that the non-paying, super cool california surfing dad stepped up to the hamburger grill and did the right thing for his kids.

That is a single mom's very own celebration of Independence Day, without the fireworks.








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