Children fill our lives and our purses with so much more than we ever imagined we could carry.

I feel the same about these solo moms who orbit my life. They hold a deeper knowing that’s unspoken. I am a badass mom because of the badass moms who surround me.

So, by my own definition, is that bravery? Living my life, even though I’m afraid to.

My mom has been enshrined in my mind as a badass since I was eight years old, though I may not have used quite that vocabulary at the time.