5. You are more independent.
Without two parents looming over you, you had more freedom, and needed to be more independent. Sometimes you needed to make yourself dinner, or lunches. You are a quick learner, because you’ve had to be. Your parent always had very little free time, so you were never overly dependent on them. If you had younger siblings, you even needed to be more mature and help them as well.
6. If you have moved past your second parent’s absence, then you are more optimistic.
You know that this parent’s absence is not necessarily a bad thing. Who knows what kind of parent they would have been. If they made the decision to stay out of your life, then maybe they wouldn’t have been the best parent. Besides, you know that without your one parent raising you alone, you would not be the amazing, self-reliant person you are today.
7. Acceptance was another lesson learned.
People present the normal family, as one with two parents. You know your home isn’t typical, but it’s not a broken home like people imply. Being raised by one parent isn’t a bad thing; your home is just fine. You don’t need two parents to be this spectacular. You have also stopped looking for you’re absent parent, or fighting for a relationship with them. You have accepted the way things are, and you are content with it.