I think we should all write what we love, appreciate and cherish about our dear Leah Leanna!
I'll start! I love how everytime I read your posts I feel like I am getting to know this sweet, kind, strong woman. I look up to you for everything you are going through and I admire your strength as a mother.
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Carrie Bradshaw: The fact is, sometimes it's really hard to walk in a single woman's shoes. That's why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun.
I admire how level headed you are even though you have gone through and still continue to go through tough times. Your son is so very lucky to have a mother like you. I also love how much of a bargain shopper you are, I aspire to be that as well. I think we'd be great friends if we knew each other in real life, I just love your personality and you always have such good advice.
Oh and I love that in your avatar picture, you look just like my mom did as a young woman :)
Leah Leanna was the first person to pm me and welcome me to the board when I was a new poster. Ever since, I knew this would be my favorite board on the internet. Leah Leanna, I know you are feeling down right now but please know you bring joy to people who you have never even met.
Motherhood is so, so hard. I give you SO much credit for raising your son on your own. Your son is a gorgeous boy and you are beautiful! Hang in there sweetie. Good things will come your way.
Hugs to you girl. I know things are hard but remember that you are a great mother and that is why your son is with you and not with your ex. I agree on the bargain shopping I need some tips from you. Thanks for the pms when I was going through my rough times with the ex it really meant alot to me.
I love how just through your posts we can see that you are a wonderful mother. If all children could be so lucky the world would be a much better place!
As a parent, I admire your enduring patience and positive attitude. I know you have added chllenges with your sons autism, but you never seem to lose your cool. You alway seem to be able to gather yourself, and find the best parent you can be. I strive to be a mom like that. I hope the joys of this season find you blessed, as your son is to have you!
You are so thoughtful and caring. You go without and sacrifice so much for your son. You deserve the kind of love and kindness you show to others. You may feel alone now, but there is a network of women on here all over the country that are thinking about you and in your corner.
By reading your posts it is so apparent how lucky your son is. You are more of a mother than I can ever claim to be. I know your situation takes the patience of a saint. I send you Christmas hugs.
It makes me so sad to see you go through rough times, because I know how big of a toll your challenges can be sometimes. But I am continually awed by your resilience and dedication to your son. We can all tell that he is your world, and he is unbelievably lucky to have you.
Somehow you seem so serene despite it all, and that comes across in everything - even in posts about something as trivial as a skirt or whatever, your posts just always exude this "calm" that I very much look forward to.
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Fashion is art you live your life in. - Devil Wears Prada | formerly ttara123
What can I say? Not enough. But I think Leah Leanna is wise, beautiful, intuitive, kind and a she's a dedicated mother and friend. And I don't know if she has a sister, but wouldn't you all love to have her as one?
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"Go either very cheap or very expensive. It's the middle ground that is fashion nowhere." ~ Karl Lagerfeld
You're so strong and you really are an inspiration to all mothers out there, especially the single ones having a tough time making it alone.
Also, your picture always makes me think of one of my best friends I've ever had. She's gone through some tough times and has fallen off the face of the earth more than once, but we always reconnect and have a very special bond. Anyway, you two have the same hair and eerily similar facial features. Probably because she's half Native American and half German as well! You don't have a long lost sister, do you? Back to my point, seeing your picture makes me smile!
Also being a parent, I appreciate all the hard work and time that goes into taking care of you son..he is sooo lucky to have such a wonderful loving mom like you!