My name is Patricia Ramirez I came to California when I was 8 years old and have lived in Sacramento ever since. I am on my late 40’s now, a single (by choice) mother of 5, 4 girls and 1 son, with the ages between 18 to 27 years old. From the time they were born up into their teen ages there was a long period where it was just me and my kids. As I look back, I must say that was one of the hardest most difficult paths that as a single mother having to deal with not 1 not 2 but 5 different personalities was truly a struggle. What every teen in life goes through the changes some good and some bad. As if it wasn’t already unfortunate having dealt with the messy situation that led to the divorce with their father. Despite of it all I am a proud mother and happy to share that bond with all my babies. You know I use to think that by doing everything that i could possibly think of and then some that it would be reciprocated equally, but I realized I’m still learning.
So I come from a very together and family oriented background. I am the second to the youngest out of 10 plus mom and dad. My parents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary and soon after I lost my father. My upbringing was a pretty decent one, my father was the provider he was always working and mom took care of us. We were raised with morals, dignity and respect. As I was growing up it became clear to me that I held the same values in marriage as well as in a family. A well off structure (and my parents were a model) that I hoped to someday fallow. So growing up knowing what I wanted out of life versus what I was living was completely the opposite. Far from what I was use to and the only thing I knew. Trying to understand why I continued to fail and why I kept making the same mistakes. The injustice of it all for someone who loves hard and be taken for granted, so unfair. As time went by experiences have turned to lessons, you know it’s true that with age comes knowledge and wisdom. And every bad decision made took me further away from the place i should have already been. Nevertheless, every minor set back is knowing to have a major comeback. And that I’m happy to say that I have learned through every trial and tribulations I have been through, every pain I have suffered has taught me to understand to be patient and to hold on to my heart. This has been my triumph. Getting my priorities straight and knowing that it’s never to late to start on the right path as I am now back in school, more determined then ever and I’m confident that I will be successful and that’s my passion.
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