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Save Some for Me: Inspiration for Single Mothers and the People who Love Them
by Susan A. Jennings
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 The Tornado Hits: Raising Children, Alone and Scared
Alone, scared and completely overwhelmed I began the task of raising five children. I don't remember what I did or how I did it. I can only describe my feelings as cold, bland, perhaps a more fitting description would be, "I felt nothing. I shut down." Primal instinct took over. I was "mother bear" protecting and caring for my young. In some ways things didn't change because Rodney had never been involved with the everyday childcare and household duties. His responsibilities were to take care of the outside: snow clearing, gardening and pool maintenance. It was different with two people sharing the responsibility of raising children and running a home.
After 16 years as a content stay-at-home mom, I now had a job outside the home. I completed the real estate course and became a licensed agent. The position met my need for flexibility and I was able to work from home but it was far more difficult to close sales and actually earn money than I ever expected. Fortunately Rodney was still supporting us financially.
Being timid and suffering from very low self-esteem, I was my own worst enemy. I found real estate business very difficult. The "hot shot" agents intimidated me and when I did have clients, I was too shy to ask for the sale. I remember my first sale very well. I put my heart and soul into finding this nice young couple their dream home, and I found it. They were very excited and wanted to put an offer in to buy the house. I can laugh at myself now, but at the time I thought, "Oh my goodness, they want to buy the house. What do I do now?" My reply was, "Are you sure?" I almost talked them out of buying their dream home. In spite of my shortcomings, I survived close to four years earning a modest income from real estate.
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