A mother’s love is enough
A personal reflection on being raised by a single mother, prompted by Robert Irwin’s remark after winning Dancing with the Stars.
When Robert Irwin said, after winning Dancing with the Stars, that whenever he missed his father his mother was there and 'it was enough,' the author was reminded of their own upbringing. Though they did not experience the same loss Irwin did, the author reflects on what it means to grow up with a single mother and how that presence shaped their childhood.