Freewrite Day 543 Born

It is common wisdom that the happiest day of your life is the day your child is born, and that was certainly true for me. I never wanted or planned to have a child until I was in my early 30’s and then this became a driving need. That biological clock really ticked with me, pretty much out of the blue.

Through all kinds of stupidity on my part, I was alone in a city I was new to when my son’s birth came along. I planned to just do it by myself since, “Women have been having kids forever, so I will be able to do it.” Lucky for me, a lady at work who had her own four kids insisted on coming with me to the hospital. Without her help, my son’s birth would have been much harder than it was.

I chose not to know the sex of my baby and expected a short, fat, brown-haired girl like me. Imagine my surprise when out came a long, thin, orange-haired boy.

“That can’t be,” I thought.

But as soon as I saw him, I knew he was mine and loved him from that first moment.

Starting from that first day, and continually throughout his life, @bxlphabet’s hair is a wonder.

I could always pick him out of a crowd of kids as his head glows like a light bulb. In the 24 hours I was allowed to stay after his birth, many hospital staff came to see this stunning site.

Then all of the sudden, he has no longer born – he was here in my life as a baby, and child, and teen and my responsibility.

Now as an adult he is on his own to take care of himself. But still I worry and plan and think how to help him and he never leaves my thoughts and prayers. Nothing prepared me for this, and I would not trade it for anything.

My post is for the #freewrite daily challenge by @mariannewest. Freewrite is a great way to post on steemit when you do not think you have the time, or talent, or anything to say. It’s a great way to start regular posting on steemit. I know you can do this too! Here is Marianne’s freewrite prompt post for today. Give it a try and surprise yourself.

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Minnow Tips!

My April 2019 Minnow Tips Update Series:

Part One - General Ideas of how to do better on STEEM
Part Two - Places to comment for Upvotes and More Goodies
Part Three - Who will upvote my posts when I am new on STEEM?
Part Four - How Can I Solve My Low RC Problem on STEEM?

Here is my last big minnow tips post before the update if you struggle here at steem.

These tips can help you even if you are not new.
Monday Minnow Tips for Everyone from @fitinfun

Contents of the Above Post

What should I do EACH DAY on STEEM with low power?

What to do with your STEEM

Are you shooting blanks with your votes?

Should you use an autovoter?

Join qurator

Do not post to nowhere

Why bother to comment?

How and Why to use kryptonia

How to get Upvotes

For Twitter Users

How and Why to lease delegated sp

Curation Trails

Using Discord

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dApp Reviews

All recommended!
ginabot
esteem
Share2Steem with Twitter Tips

Tasteem Restaurant Reviews dApp before I used it
Tasteem Restaurant Reviews dApp with tips to do better

And here is an update on @fitinfunfood. I just started this blog in Jan 2019, so you can find out what I am doing to grow my new baby here:
fitinfunfood Update Post

More about using SBI:

https://steemit.com/esteem/@fitinfun/my-steembasicincome-update-spoiler-i-love-sbi

Great post from @brittandjosie, with all kinds of help for new people. Definitely worth clicking every link!

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@bxlphabet is my son's blog, and I am so grateful he has returned.

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How is your journey to better health going?

Is your fitness equipment out handy? Are you on a "diet?" Soon we will be in Bathing Suit Season. Are you ready?

I lost "Half My Size" eight years ago by using natural methods. No tricks, just doing a bit better every day. I started on October 10 one year, and did not give up. Four years later, on October 5th, there I was - thin and healthy for the first time in my life. You can do it too!

This is Sharon @fitinfun. I am posting:

• Healthy Food Ideas on @fitinfunfood

• Motivation Minnow Tips and Everything Else on @fitinfun

• @bxlphabet is posting Southern California, steemmonsters and dtube videos.

Please follow along or contact me directly if you would like some individual help with weight loss and health. Anyone can do this if I did.