9 reasons why you need to find your single mum tribe

9 reasons why you need to find your single mum tribe

The best thing I did when I became a single mum was to meet other single mums. Having a young baby, I found I couldn’t relate to other mothers as much. We had different challenges. All my friends either didn’t have children or were partnered up. I did have one friend who was a single mum, but her children were in primary school and she had completed the baby phase a long time ago. So I sought out meeting other single mums with children around the same age as my daughter, but I had no idea where to find them. Continue Reading →

You’re a Single Mum – Own it!

You’re a Single Mum – Own it!

When I first became a single parent, I felt totally alone in the world. I felt so supported by my friends and family, but I felt like I was the only one going through what I was, and no one would EVER really understand what my life was like now. Some of my friends had kids, but none of them were separated or divorced. I felt like the biggest failure in the world.Continue Reading →

Is it too much to ask that our children play in a safe environment, on materials that won’t burn them?

I can’t believe it has happened again. I only know about it because a fellow mum in an online mum’s forum I am in, posted about it anonymously today. I do not know her name, but I feel for her, and for her child. How many other children is this happening to that we are not being made aware of? What are we as parents, as social citizens, and as a country doing about it?Continue Reading →