Ruben & Mom Camp 2020 – Day 1; Afternoon

About Us

Welcome to our little virtual corner! I’m a single mother raising my wonderful son, Ruben, who has grown into a remarkable teenager. For years, I was the sole breadwinner as a Krav Maga instructor, balancing the challenges of parenthood and work on my own.

When Ruben started kindergarten, I embarked on a new journey by studying healthcare management at Semmelweis University, specializing in health tourism management. After graduating, I began working in my field and experienced firsthand the tragic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic while serving as a healthcare manager in a state hospital.

As the pandemic subsided, I transitioned into private healthcare, where I currently work as a practice manager. Meanwhile, our family moved from a small town to Vác, a charming historic Danube riverside city near Budapest.

Here, we embrace the everyday moments and joys of life together. If you want to hear more stories about us, you’re warmly invited to visit the original Daysonpaper blog at S&Ru’s Diary on daysonpaper.blog.hu.

So I decided to try living for a year on an international stage and see if there are other mothers in similar shoes for whom this diary could be a support on the harder days—just as it has been a support for me when I was able to look beyond the difficulties and sincerely believe in my own strength.

Thank you for stopping by!

After we dropped Grandma off at the station, before heading to the beach, we still wandered through the town (because of course I packed everything for the kid, but forgot to bring sunscreen for myself). I bought this and that (and a few little things, and some not-so-little things, because the mood really took hold of me). By the time we reached the water, we were both longing for that splash.

There, lying on the ground by the poolside with my eyes closed, warmed by the sun and listening to Ru chattering about games, videos, and everything else, I was overcome by that long-felt feeling that in that moment, everything is alright. That this whole thing is just fine as it is.

And that feeling lasted all day: when we sat down by the Danube and the wind nearly blew us off the platform where we had settled with a few mignons. It lasted as we talked through some tough and some easier things—changes that affect us, always the two of us, because that’s how we are one unit and only that way are we strong. And even if the world changes around us, even if different times come, we will always remain the same—mother and son, never abandoned.

And that feeling has lasted since then. Because although the world has turned a bit upside down and it’s harder to turn it back than one might have thought, the most important things have stayed unchanged: I love him as I always have, and he loves me ♥