Or none at all.
Depending on whether I want to see my glass half full or half empty….
Father #1 felt he was too young to be tied down with a baby (i.e. I was an ‘accident’) so Mom left him because she didn’t want to abort me nor did she want to give me up for adoption. She was a Single Mother till I was 3 when she met Father #2. I never knew him but have seen a picture and have heard of his whereabouts.
Father #2 felt I was baggage but adopted me when he married Mom. He always made it clear in our first few years together that I wasn’t part of the big picture but Mom stuck with him until I had a University education. Then she left him for Father #3. I still see Father #2 intermittently during birthdays or celebrations, more so now that T has arrived. He adores her and buys her a gift everytime we meet.
Father #3 I’ve known since I was 12. He is Muslim and has a first wife which makes Mom effectively wife #2. He makes Mom happy but causes her a lot of heartache too. I see him whenever he’s with Mom.
All in all, if you were to ask me which father I am closest to, I’d say none. I have noticed though that I have always been very close to my ex-boyfriend’s fathers and now, my Father-in-Law. The only link I have with Father #1 is bological. He was apparently very good at Math and I suppose that must’ve been where I got my ability to think logically. Father #2 brought me up, fed me and paid for my education. I will be forever grateful to him even though he has hurt me many, many times. I have learnt that it is not personal and that he just has a character of sorts. Father #3 doesn’t pay particular attention to me but I think he is conscious that I am watching his every move as I am protective of my Mother. Through him, I got to travel and sail our own yacht, which was very, very nice. He also pays for all Mom’s medical bills.
I am so grateful that T has a wonderful, WONDERFUL, awesome father.
**************************************************************************Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin spent 7 years in London committing crimes to gain her Bartlett degree in Architecture. She then spent 7 years as a Stay At Home Mom raising her children as documented in this blog of over 15 years thereafter returning to the Corporate World stronger than ever as the Country Director of a British Multinational. She sets out to prove to all, that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.
Mamapumpkin has not only grown corporate businesses successfully in the past but has grown not one but TWO network marketing businesses in the notorious MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) industry, achieving success in under 2 years. She believes in the MLM business model but realises the DRASTIC PITFALLS and great stigma attached to it, understanding EXACTLY WHY the majority would shy away (or RUN for their lives) from ANY MLM business. But open your eyes and take time to understand it intellectually, remove your hang-ups, confirm your research, and you may just want to seize an opportunity. She did. And no, she never went about chasing people for sales. She had a sophisticated system work for her through technology and a smartphone.
She now impacts lives authentically with proven strategies amassed through the last decade of her own transformation offering online coaching programmes and always supports the underprivileged. She believes that we can all have a life of our own desires to enable real contribution into the world. But first, one needs to understand what this all means.
A beautiful life without limits.
If you wish to learn some tools to propel your life forward guaranteed, be brave enough to make contact as her life's purpose is to build people. She operates through a discovery call after which she will commit to helping you. Or not.
Most lose out on an opportunity because they are afraid they would be sold to, conned or whatever fear resides in their brain without even trying. And that's on them.
Mamapumpkin is a living testimony that women really can have a lot. Being financially and time free has enabled her to travel the world anytime, anywhere, doing anything, and she spends most of her days with her children, having fun, and supporting others wherever she can. Also having fun.
