My name is Lidia Rodriguez. I am the proud mother of 2 very beautiful, sweet children. My son is Christian Bond and he is 11 years old. My daughter is Mia Bond and she is 7 years old.

My whole life, I wanted the beautiful big house with a dog, a happy marriage and, of course, beautiful children. However, my life has been an emotional rollercoaster from the moment I found out I was pregnant at the age of 22. I have been doing everything on my own since day one, having become a single mother when I was about 4 months pregnant.

At the age of 3, my son was diagnosed with autism, which turned my life upset down. By the age of 4, I found out he would possibly need brain surgery due to his chiari malformation. We went through numerous exams and specialists all on our own. By the time he was 5 years old, his father and I tried to work things out. Unfortunately, when I informed him I was pregnant again, he once again ran away. My daughter has been a blessing in my life.

My children's father and I tried working out our differences and being a family, but that was not the universe's plan for us.

My life is not close to what I had envisioned it would be back when I was young, but I would not change anything about it. My children are my beautiful angels and I would be lost without their unconditional love.