Parenting | Godparenting | Mental Health Strategies

Parenting is hard, have you nailed it?

Can you teach me?

Photographer Elisabete Gonçalves da Silva | Image contributed by the author

I have been a “parent” to my feline buddies since before I got married.

I always felt like I am a parent and I love children so, I planned to become one later on the road.

I have issues with doctors and I really, really, really wanted to change a kid’s life as I believe I have changed my pets’ lives, so, when we felt ready we started a godparenting process.

It took some time — about two years — and then the process was completed and we were matched with an awesome little boy! We were happy, adjusting to the new routines, and felt like a huge and ancient goal had been achieved.

Then… things went south without a warning!

I feel like I am living inside a thriller or so, I am trapped inside a deeply anguishing…