My daughter’s name is Mya Jean. She is my unexpected blessing and I am so thankful for her. She’s 14 now and she has been through a lot in the last few years.
I had her when I was 35 years old. Her biological father and I were never married and he’s been out of the picture since before she turned 2. We moved in with my parents a few months before her second birthday. The situation wasn’t normal but it worked for us. Mya got to grow up in the same house I grew up in and my parents were so much help. And they absolutely loved having her there. I think they liked having me there too, but not as much as having Mya there.
My dad was Mya’s father figure until Greg came along. Greg and I started dating when Mya was 7. We married in 2017 and Mya had a hard time with leaving my parents. They wanted her to stay with them and we agreed that as long as she wasn’t too much for them, it would be ok. Greg and I just lived right up the road from them. She tried to stay with us a few nights but it was horrible. She cried and cried wanting to go back to “MaMa and Papa’s.” So again, it wasn’t a normal situation but it worked for us.
After my dad was diagnosed with kidney disease, he said that Mya was like medicine to him. He felt better just having her there. After he passed away, it was just her and my mom in the house. I’m glad she was there so that my mom wasn’t alone.
Mya was with both Papa and Mama when they passed away. She was 10 when Papa died and 14 when Mama died. They were her primary caregivers. That’s a lot for a kid to go through. But she has handled it very well and she’s very mature for her age.
I’ll tell more about Greg later. We truly have an amazing love story. He loves Mya as his own and we are so blessed that God brought him into our lives.
I’ll also tell more about my relationship with Mya’s biological father later. I want to be totally transparent here in hoping I can help someone.
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