This may be one of those moments where I hold an unpopular opinion, but I stand by it. As a mother who single-handedly raised a 24-year-old and an 18-year-old while serving as their primary breadwinner, I feel well-equipped to offer my perspective. If you choose to run for a seat in Congress, you have an obligation to show up and vote—yes, that includes mothers, too.
When I was a single mother raising my two-year-old son, Barry University opened a campus in Orlando designed for nontraditional law students and offered me a scholarship. Accepting it would have meant selling my home, moving in with my parents, and essentially entrusting them with raising my son for the next four years. Torn about the decision, I sought guidance from a mentor who offered this wise advice: ‘You can have it all, just not all at once.’ Reflecting on that, I chose to focus on raising my son and forgo law school. Today, he’s a thriving adult, and we share a close bond—I’m confident I made the right call. Similarly, if members of Congress can’t commit to being in Washington, D.C., to vote, perhaps they should rethink the timing of their candidacy.
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