Thank you to those who supported me yesterday.💜 It was a tough day. But when I came home from running errands I had a beautiful basket of purple flowers from my hubby waiting on the porch. When I asked hubby if we were still going to my favorite restaurant he told he will go wherever you want to go tonight, baby because he knew how upset I was.😍 I could not let him down and installed to pull myself together so that we could have a lovely meal together. 🍴I have to be there for him and my son and my community. 💫 Turn to today and I’m moving through the stages of grief because let’s face it. That’s what it is. It’s a grieving process of letting go of the vision I had hoped for. ➡️ I have seen and received support from many others and it has helped me to process what I’m feeling. We are resilient. We will move forward and this applies to anything in your life. We can choose to be bogged down in the sadness or we can choose to be resilient and move forward to a better life.👓 How are you being resilient today?

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a singer. 🎤 I remember my dad telling one of his friends, "I could turn her into a singer if I wanted to." An odd memory. Or did I dream it? I tend to think it happened because I remember thinking later, "Then why didn't you?"🧐 I loved to sing. I loved music. 🎶Listened to it all the time. But I never remembered my dad saying anything else. Now, my mom wanted the two us to be the Judds. A mother and daughter singing team. Yet, she never made any effort to make it happen. Then I wanted to be writer. I remember writing a song at 10 years old called "Catastrophe". 🤯The chorus went something like "C-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E.....catastrophe...that's all you've been to me." I could have been the one to teach the masses how to spell catastrophe just as Gwen Stefani taught us all how to spell bananas🍌....B-A-N-A-N-A-S...you sang the letters in your head didn't you? 😂 I wrote poems, stories, read my funny stories to my mom to make her laugh. I LOVED writing. ✍️It was my outlet. But back then the only way I knew to be a writer was to write a book. Who was I to try and become a best selling author? I had the conversation with my son not long ago and I was explaining to him that I would have loved to have a career in a creative world. That my parents supported going to college 📚but beyond that I was on my own. To them a degree=money. And then I went and picked a career that was a calling....not a moneymaker 🤑...being a therapist. I wasn't satisfied there either so I found other ways to help people. I have been blessed to help many people. But what if...and hear me out...my parents had fostered my creativity. 💫Where would I be today? I fully recognize we cannot change the past and I know my parents did the best they could. This is why it's so important for me to support my kiddo in his dreams. 🤩I want to support parents and help them listen 🙉to their kids and help their kids find a career they love.

Today my heart💔 is so heavy. It’s my anniversary and I’m supposed to be happy, right? Because that day nine years ago I got to marry my soul mate. Our fathers were still alive. So many possibilities on the horizon. 🌅A new life. But…today I do not feel like celebrating. And I’m sad. 🎭This should be a happy day for me. But the impending doom I feel and knowing that hatred has won…for now at least…I’m just sad. My husband 🤵whom I love dearly won’t even acknowledge it because he knows how upset I am and just wants me to focus on the joy of the day. Most times I can do that. Today I just needed a space where I could voice my sadness 😢so that I can begin to process it and begin to move forward. But today I give myself the grace to feel the feels. Feel whatever it is when you’re feeling it. And move forward.⏩ Much love to all 💞💞💞

Over the past week there have been so many good things going on! There has also been some frustration. Let's talk about the good things first: 🎶 I got to see my kiddo’s face light up during his music production lesson with Ethan. He was sharing his Nerdcore music with Ethan and bonding with someone who has the same interests. It was amazing! This tells me we are on the right path! 🎆 I got my Skool community up and running 💪🏻I have scheduled my first Parent Power Hour for Monday. So excited! 🤝 I continue to meet incredible souls on this fantastic platform! And then.....I started having physical issues. We've had a lot of activity lately on the weekends so I haven't been able to rest as much. Which means I have more inflammation and more pain which makes it difficult for me to be on my computer or even my phone. So that's why you haven't seen me as much. But I am determined to keep moving forward to build this community as a resource for parents and those who want to support our endeavor with providing resources. So let’s go and conquer the week! Tell me how your week has been. The good, the bad, the ugly and beauty of it all so we can support one another.

Hello you beautiful souls! My name is Tonya and I am supporting my son on his career journey. I thought, surely other parents need help in this area so why not support others along the way? I want to create a community of resources for parents to help their children find their passion and turn it into a career. There are lots of ways to do that which we will explore along the way. I have one biological son at home in high school and his desire is to make music and be a part of the Nerdcore Party Con (NPC) world. Don't know what that is? Just ask! I have two step-children who have pretty much flown the coop and are doing well! Make an introduction post and tell us about yourself, how many kids you have, what are their career interests, or how you can offer support to parents in this community! So excited to be here and I can't wait to get to know you all!