To The Heroes Among Us posted 6/29/2009 5:29:31 PM | 8 kudos what's this?     report abuse

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We often hear about heroic firemen, policemen, soldiers and others who do great deeds in spite of their fears and adverse circumstances.

But the greatest heroes are hardly ever mentioned, seldom given credit.

I tried to be a hero once, risking my life to climb the mast of a wildly rolling supply vessel in a hurricane, to secure a loose tower that would have come crashing down, endangering the vessel, its crew, and those we served. It took about half an hour. Compared to the real heroes though, it wasn’t much.

I am referring to the single Moms whose heroism continues on and on continuously for many, many years. They give and give more, often without encouragement, sacrificing their own happiness for that of their children, They often do so with little or no thanks, confronting their fears, their hopes, and their lonliness in the darkness of the night, alone, and often with no one to help. Then they rise, and do it again.

They get up, go to work, and do their job. They come home, and care for their family. They do this day after day, week after week, year after year. They give many hours, every day. Their continuous sacrifice and courage put a half hour hero like me to shame. They have been heroes so long, that most of them just think of it as a normal day.

While their childless friends freely enjoy their play and recreation, The single Moms are taking care of the kids. I can’t recall any of those I knew complaining about it. In economic decisions, they do without, that their children can enjoy a comfortable life, then hide their sacrifice, that their kid’s happiness not be diminished. They give the love and guidance that often, literally , saves their kids lives, saves them from neglect, saves them from sadness, saves them from an unloved and lonely existence.

I have seen these heroes in many places, and I have seen quite a few of them right here on MD. They have my greatest respect and admiration, and I wanted to express that to them today. I can’t help them in a material way, but I can recognize that they are, in fact, among our nation’s greatest heroes.

I give you my admiration, my respect, and my thanks..

PS I used the word Moms, because so many single parents are women. These thoughts apply equally to single Dads.

Thanks for reading my thoughts.

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