My grown children are the lights in my life

So earlier I get a group text sent out to me n my other 2 children by my oldest child showing a pic of a certificate of completion.

Back tracking the story a lil…See my oldest son was always my defiant one…when he hit 17 he got caught up in a neighborhood gang…he was jumped in…n that’s where the story starts. I am a no bullshit type of mother n I was on my don like white on rice. I tried hard to keep him on the straight path but he had his own mind n own ideas. I have always done tough love with this kid because he has always been hard headed. I’ve always been there for all of my kids n I go hard for my children…but he was special n he needed to learn on his own that where he was headed was the erong way. He moved out of my home at 19 when he became a father….he was doing good at that time…he had a job….place to live…n he n his sons mom were together raising their son. 

But…

He was still 9n that gang n he lived that gang life to the fullest…we all knew that he’d either end up dead or locked up….he got locked up when his son was just 2. He was locked up for almost 2 years. In this time his babies momma who was also in the gang went so far south. She ended up messing with one of my son’s homies who was about that dope life. He sold it n he did it. She ended up pregnant with her 2nd child with this dude n got caught up in heroine. She is an addict now. So when all that happened my son lost any kind of sense because he loved that girl so much. Once my son got out of prison…he n her hooked back up n mow she was going back n fourth between the both of them…but her heart was now attached to her other babies daddy…no doubt because he has always been HER supplier. This drove my son so far left n he was homeless n hooked on dope as well. He hit rock bottom when I pulled myself out of his life because I told him…*I love u too much to sit by n watch u kill yourself* then my other 2 children followed my lead n now my son literally had no one but the streets. I would always bring him food or take him home for a weekend so I could feed him n so he could have hot showers n a good meal. But I never enabled him to continue to do drugs. So when I finally just stopped everything all together because I needed him to hit the Rockiest of bottoms so he would either be forced to get help n have his families support or continue to be out there alone. He finally had enough n a little over a year ago…he joined the Victory Outreach group home for men. That’s where he found God n started his journey to recovery. So today he got his certificate of completion n he’s in school getting his GED. His goal is to go to college n become a substance abuse counselor…n his brother n sister and myself are right behind him pushing him to keep striving for a better life for himself n his son. He is do proud of himself but he won’t take credit…he gives all the glory to God!

This is such a proud moment for a mother because I stayed in prayer for my son n look at what he is accomplishing!

He is my first everything…my first born…my first true love…my first lessons bring a mother…my first road dog in this life. I got pregnant with him just 6 months shy of turning 18. 

But thanks to my mom for being such a good mother to my brother n I….i learned how to be a good mother at such a tender age of 18. I made my kids my everything n I was truly focused 9n being a good mother…that I was a great mother!

I just wanted to share my proud moment as a mother! 

I Love U Nathanael Andrew Jeremiah for life!