Single Parents

[Kaylene]

I often have a taste of single parenting as my hubby goes away for work and often for long stints. I am just dropping a thread to say to you all single parents - well done. Its an incredibly difficult job to do as a two parent family but to do it as a one parent family - Hats off to you all. :cool:

Kaylene

[LilShenanigans]

hehe cheers.

I must say I see the positive side to it, as DD's father is a deadbeat and didn't want to hang around when he found out how expensive they are - Annnyway.

Single parents get to spend a LOT more time with their kids, and they don't miss anything - i.e. Smiles, talking, walking ...

And as I found out from my family, because I'm supposed to be 'doing it tough', they don't argue when I say "it's your turn to have a cuddle"... and I get time out :D

[WeThree]

great thread idea!!! 3 cheers for all the wonderful, hardworking single parents! :) parenting is an exhausting (although rewarding ) enough job with 2 ppl, let alone 1! i was a single mum for 4-5 yrs, so i know how tough it is, and with dh working alot, it can still feel like i am sometimes, the only difference being he does come home and i do get the break/help.

a big round of applause to you all, you are an awesome bunch of ppl!!!! :)

[Peaceangels]

a big round of applause to you all, you are an awesome bunch of ppl!!!! :)

Here, Here!! :) I take my hat off to all you single parents!

DH's cousin is a single mum and her daughter is the most beautiful, well mannered and well adjusted child I know and I always tell her how much of a credit it is to her!

I used to say to her all the time (before we had kids) that I would be absolutely wrapped to have kids half as good as hers!

[MamaFour]

Single parents get to spend a LOT more time with their kids, and they don't miss anything - i.e. Smiles, talking, walking ...

One of the many many reasons I love being a single mama. I don't have to share my little boy's amazing new milestones with anyone if I don't want to :)

[tyler's mum]

being a single mum is one of the most challening/exciting/terrifieding/amazing/happy feeling i have ever had,,,i think all mum single or not can relate to what im saying....

i would rather feel all of them and do it on my own then to have tyler's dad anywhere near her or me for that matter... i have a great support team helping when i need it [mum/dad/sister/mates] i try to do most things on my own...

its great to not have to share tyler to much,, but can be hard she has started teething its hard work when she has been up all nite screaming and me or her have had no sleep... but i could never picture my life with out her

[polony]

I feel kinda selfish being a single parent sometimes, because I get to experience all the good stuff like smiles, laughs, hugs, while the dad has no clue.

Then again, I do all the work. I deserve something?! A smile is enough for me!

:D

[tyler's mum]

i would have to agree,,, u should never feel selfish for being a single mum,, yeah we do all the work so we should get to enjoy every min of our bub's

i dont know about your situation,, but tyler is better of not having her dad around

[W & T's sleepy mummy]

I too just want to say YAY for single mums!:)

I was a single mum for 2 1/2 years and was one of the hardest yet most rewarding things I've ever done. I'm now engaged, but I look back really fondly on my time of being alone (isn't that terrible!). I have such a strong bond with my first child because it was always us together - we slept, ate, played & laughed together - is the most wonderful thing ever.:D

To all you doing it alone, I dips me lid to you & your georgous bubbas :D

[katrinab]

Hi All! I have recently become a single mum. My baby, Dylan, is 5 months old and we left his Dad when he was 2 months old. I absolutely love being a mum but hell it's exhausting. I have to work 3 days a week and I am struggling with the balance between work, being a mum, and getting the everyday things done. I know being a mum is my number one priority but in order to do the best by my son I have to do the other stuff to. Look forward to chatting with you all and hopefully learning from your experiences to.

[tyler's mum]

hello katrina,,, how you doin? i dont work and i still find it hard to get everything done,,,:rolleyes: i'm sure you are doin a great job with your son so he will love you for that;)

[Mum2Bug]

Thanks to everyone who thinks us single mums are doing ok. I love being a single mum, even tho it means im doing all the work. I dont have to share her with her dad as he lives 700km away and we are lucky if we see him every 3 months for a couple of days. altho i realise this is not his choice, im lucky not to have him around. is it selfish of me to want all her smiles and laughs to be for me? If it is....TOO BAD!!!!!!!!!

[tyler's mum]

we are the one's who's there all the time and do all the work,,, so we should be the ones to watch them grow, smile, walk, laugh and do all the things they will do

[Mum2Bug]

I was watching Shayley earlier on today just chasing a ball around the house and talking to herself. I ended up sitting on the dining room floor watching her with a big smile on my face. It was the most amazing feeling to see such a happy child playing and to know that for her to be so happy and content i must be doing something right

[LilShenanigans]

I must say I feel extra specially awarded today... the reason being:

Well, I live with my mum who helps out a lot... usually cooks or watches DD when I need to eat or shower etc
But since last Tuesday she has been in hospital and worried about how I would be managing on my own.
Got to say, it's hard to make a meal with a whingey kid in another room or even crying, but today I got to do everything I needed... she napped, I showered and had lunch, we played for a while and she had her own playtime. Got her to have another short nap, and eventually tonight after several wakings and screamings she finally went to sleep for the night :D And I got to make my own dinner and wash up... albeit it was about 11.30pm, but hey.. it's something.

Better not tell mum, she'll think I will be alright to move out :rolleyes:

[Mum2Bug]

I never managed to get into a routine til Shayley was 8mths old and even now im lucky if i get dinner before 8pm which is not helping when im trying to lose weight. atleast ive kept the house clean tho. well except for tv mag which is on lounge floor in 10 or so ripped pieces. and no i do not own a dog. ask my daughter where the bite marks in the paper have come from