I\u2019m Ingrid, and my world pretty much revolves around my daughter, Anna. I raised her by myself, putting in double shifts at a diner, where I still work, but as a manager now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A woman working at a diner | Source: Gemini<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My pregnancy wasn\u2019t planned, and when it became clear that I would be raising her as a single mother, I knew one thing: she would never miss out or want for anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I succeeded at that, but I did even more. Anna and I formed a bond even closer than some mothers and daughters. I like to think of us as Lorelai and Rory from \u201cGilmore Girls,\u201d although there was never really \u201cman drama.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m Ingrid, and my world pretty much revolves around my daughter, Anna. I raised her by myself, putting in double shifts at a diner, where I still work, but as a manager now. A woman working at a diner | Source: Gemini My pregnancy wasn\u2019t planned, and when it became clear that I would be…<\/p>\n