The start of a new year is always an opportunity to let go of the past and embrace a new beginning. Really we can do this at any time of the year, but there is something about using this time of year as a new beginning that makes it more spiritual, more symbolic.Continue Reading →
Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of year, right? It’s the time of year that is supposed to be about happy children, love, celebrations, family, friends, food… For the kids, it sometimes seems it is only about the presents… But Christmas can be very hard on single mums (and single dads too).
Christmas can be a time of reflection and reminiscing about past happy times (or maybe not so happy times). It can be a time of sadness, a time of loneliness, a time of guilt… Have I failed my children? Have I let them down? Could I have done more?Continue Reading →
To my darling daughter,
Wow, I cannot believe that you have finished day care. Forever!! It is the end of a chapter and the start of an exciting new one.
When you were a baby, leaving day care felt a lifetime away. It was something I didn’t have to think about. But now I do. We are here. Today. Now.
The end of a chapter is always a time of reflection for me. As I look back on the last three and a half years you have spent at your day care, it makes me smile.Continue Reading →
Last month my daughter’s dad and I sat down and worked out a plan for when each of us would have our daughter in 2018. It was a huge relief to me to have some dates set out. You see, I am a planner. My ex? Not so much. With my ex living across the country, he has often just let me know when he was arriving in Sydney a few days beforehand.Continue Reading →
Since becoming a single mum over four and a half years ago, I have come across many misconceptions about single mothers. Some make me laugh, some are a little offensive if I am honest. Here are ten common misconceptions about single mothers.Continue Reading →