Keke Palmer wants single mothers to know that she sees and loves them.
Taking to Instagram, Palmer shared a photo of herself and her son and encouraged single mothers in the caption.
Omg I think my baby is a performer y’all! Hahahahahah!!! Yall see him putting on for the camera???” Palmer wrote.
“This is to all my mother’s doing it on their own,” she continued. “Not as a moment of pity or as a badge of hardship because being a mother is difficult, period. I just want to acknowledge you! It has been a really hard week for me, and I honestly try very hard not to make TOO personal of posts.”
Palmer noted that she has to encourage herself as well with affirmations and is patient with herself.
“You are doing good. You’re capable, you baby does love you, and your sacrifices are accounted for. God is with you. Your prayers will be answered. Keep praying. God is with you,” said Palmer. “You are more than what you do for others. If no one has your back, know that God does and that your baby is your greatest reflection of that. Don’t give up on you becuase you’re worth it.”
Palmer also said that theatrs are “allowed to have a bad day, a bad week, a bad month.” Also, it’s okay if their kids see their mothers experience it.
“It’s okay that they see we are human and we communicate our feelings. I would see my mom sad, I would see my dad sad, I watched them be human and I think I’m a better person because of it,” she said. “Sending you the love I’d like to receive but don’t ask for cause you know, mommas.
Palmer’s son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson, was born on February 25, 2023.