Congrats to Harmony L. (Harmony1977) and Margrette S. (MARGRETTESHARP), our two winners of the Superwoman Contest. Harmony and Margrette received a phone call from Alicia for sharing their story with us.
Thanks to all who participated - you are ALL Superwomen!
A special note from Alicia:
I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who entered the Superwoman contest.
You are all such incredible, strong, passionate, and powerful women. It was difficult to choose, so I wanted to write to you all and let you know that I see you shining through your struggles. I believe in you and support you. You all belong on a beautiful pedestal.
So, keep your head to the sky and know that everything is going to be all right.
With love,
Your friend,
Alicia Keys
Your Superwoman Stories
I'm a 33 yr old single mother of 2 gorgeous children. I work less than 40 hrs a week, barely making enough to take care of the 3 of us but I do it. I help my mother out by taking her wherever she needs and wants to go. Most of my family outside of my children depend on me and I do the best I can not to let them down. I have had my share of heartaches and pains, lost loved ones closest and dear to me and i keep moving on hoping that one day I can improve my situation and make a better life for my children. Today was the first time I saw your "Superwoman" video and I must say it broke me down to tears seeing the single mother with 2 children because I can relate to her and her struggles of trying to make a way. I try to be strong but life throws many obstacles in one's way that you don't feel you can deal with them all at once, but, God only gives you what He feels you can handle even though you feel it is a load you can't bare. Your music is an inspiration to me.
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My story is one that appears to have no end. Being a single mom, nine years ago I thought I had met the man of my dreams for me and my girls. He was well educated, showed kindness and love to both me and the girls. He was always doing things “Just Because”. In the past, it was always expected that I do something in return. Well one year into the marriage, he had an affair and a child was the result of this. I wanted so desperately to make things work, I begged him to fight for the child and I would be willing to stand by him. That was not part of his plan because the mom was someone you did not want to “upset”. Two years after this he suffered a heart attack while he was returning home from a “business trip”. I traveled over 500 miles to bring him back home and take care of him. He had become verbally and physically abusive, but I thought he just needs his space and this can work.
A year ago things really took a 360 turn, in that I awoke to find him standing over me beating
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I am a single mother of 2 girls. My mom &dad divorced when I was 4 and my mother was a single mother who began to do drugs. By the time I was 12 my mother was heavily involved with drugs and she had a man that molested me. I told on him and my mom continued to let him live with us. Eventually he went to prison for what he did &it seem that whe he went to jail my mom hated me so I went to live with my dad for a short while & then my aunt. When I finished high school my aunt put me out. Ihave been through alot but I have never used drugs. I now have my bachelors degree and I am now a manager working for the government. My daughters father are'nt active in their life. when i come home, my girls r pulling both arms @ the same time. I listen to them tell me all about their day everyday. I have no one to tell about mine so lately I have been talking to the lord. Even though I have never felt loved Im going above &beyond to make sure my girls have much luv & they don't get lost n this world
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i am very young i have no kids and there where times were some of my friend would go behind my back and talk about and i used to cry about and then i got so sick and tired of it that i just went up to there face and told them exactly:god blessed my soul god made me beautiful god let me know that people are going to talk about me til the day i die and there is nothing that i can do about it but one thing that i can tell yu is that nobody has their right to intimidate me lie about me or mistreat me but as long as i know i am beautiful i still know that i am a superwoman because i used to look like am mess but i still put on a vest and came upto people with an s on y chest and still holding my head as high as it could go and no matter wat you say about me i will always look my head the other way but even though you have your life perfect every woman is a superwoman
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i consider myself a super man because all my life i have been bullied all of my life and i ignore it i never had any friends i was always alone but now i beleive in myself and dont listen to what any one says its my life and remember you only live once.
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