Personal Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Stacy Scott
GEN/200
May 13, 2013
Instructor: Michael Krum
Personal Responsibility
I. Introduction
Even though two parent households have some of the same stressful responsibilities, it can put more on single mothers because they have to be responsible for playing the role of mother and father as well as being responsible for all household duties.
II. Personal responsibility can put a lot of stress on single mothers.
Personal responsibility for me means everything because not only do I have to be responsible for myself and my actions but also for my children and their actions. I’ve been a single mother for nineteen years and believe me it’s far from easy, being that I have three teenagers who depend on me for everything that occurs in their life. For my children if I don’t do my part as far as providing for them, then they don’t eat, have a roof over their heads, clothes on their backs, or guidance. In other words, I’m responsible for paying the bills, getting the kids ready for school or school activities and the world, cook, clean, be a counselor/motivator, a nurse and at times a referee. Although it’s hard being the soul provider it’s not the only responsibility I have as a single mother. I could never be everything a child needs in a father but I still have to take on as much of that role as I possibly can. Then there’s my own well-being. I have to take care of myself, whether it’s health or education, because it’s ultimately going to benefit me as well as my children in the long run. Overall a single mother’s personal responsibility can be very over whelming.
III. Long term responsibility with college success.
In a way college success is another form of personal responsibility. I say this because once he/she becomes successful in college it makes it a little easier to get a job or have a career, whether it is the one of his/her dreams or not. It gives me the option to be stable or comfortable in my life and the lives of
Stacy Scott
GEN/200
May 13, 2013
Instructor: Michael Krum
Personal Responsibility
I. Introduction
Even though two parent households have some of the same stressful responsibilities, it can put more on single mothers because they have to be responsible for playing the role of mother and father as well as being responsible for all household duties.
II. Personal responsibility can put a lot of stress on single mothers.
Personal responsibility for me means everything because not only do I have to be responsible for myself and my actions but also for my children and their actions. I’ve been a single mother for nineteen years and believe me it’s far from easy, being that I have three teenagers who depend on me for everything that occurs in their life. For my children if I don’t do my part as far as providing for them, then they don’t eat, have a roof over their heads, clothes on their backs, or guidance. In other words, I’m responsible for paying the bills, getting the kids ready for school or school activities and the world, cook, clean, be a counselor/motivator, a nurse and at times a referee. Although it’s hard being the soul provider it’s not the only responsibility I have as a single mother. I could never be everything a child needs in a father but I still have to take on as much of that role as I possibly can. Then there’s my own well-being. I have to take care of myself, whether it’s health or education, because it’s ultimately going to benefit me as well as my children in the long run. Overall a single mother’s personal responsibility can be very over whelming.
III. Long term responsibility with college success.
In a way college success is another form of personal responsibility. I say this because once he/she becomes successful in college it makes it a little easier to get a job or have a career, whether it is the one of his/her dreams or not. It gives me the option to be stable or comfortable in my life and the lives of
References: Bronnimann, S. (2008). The Stress of Single Mothers and its Effect on Quality Child Care. Frank, A. (1989). The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition. Haskins, R. (2009). The Sequence of Personal Responsibility. Roosevelt, E. (1960). You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life. Stack, L.M. (1999). Taking Personal Responsibility.