I was a single mother at 26 years old. Daily lunches with my grandmother helped me feel less alone.

• Daily lunches with my grandmother eased my loneliness as a single mother at 26 years old. • Her support and routine meals helped me adjust to new motherhood and postpartum challenges. • When she moved away, I had to face single motherhood alone, but she prepared me.

When my son was born, I spent the first six months of his life away from work. I was so happy that I could stay home to take care of him, but I was also alone all day.

I was a single mother at 26 years old, and my other good friends, who lived out of the area, didn't have kids yet. I felt isolated in new motherhood, but I did have some family nearby.

My grandmother, who only lived 15 minutes away, began inviting me over for lunch nearly every day. Having a lunch date gave me something to put on my schedule. It gave me