I never wanted to be a single mother. No one dreams of being a single mother, or says “when I grow up I want to be a single mother” (#lifegoals)! But what is it about being a single mother that makes people so terrified? And more importantly, why does the term “single mother” seem to be synonymous with “terrible mother”? Why the single mother stigma?Continue Reading →
It’s almost time for 2016 to draw to a close, and 2017 to commence. For me it’s always a time of reflection of the year gone by and a time for thinking about resolutions and goals I want to achieve in the year ahead. I am a great believer in personal development, and I am always looking at ways to improve my health and happiness.Continue Reading →
Christmas is a wonderful time of year for a lot of people. It’s a time of family, friends, love, and laughter.
Sadly, for a lot of people, it is not. For many couples, it is a time of turbulence, fighting, and even abuse.
For single mothers and fathers it is often a period of loneliness, feeling inadequate, reflection, and thinking about what has been lost, and dreams that have been broken. For many single parents, it will be their first Christmas as a single parent (if this is you, read this blog post for some strategies to help you get through this Christmas).Continue Reading →
Christmas is next week. How did that happen? The year has flown by. It seems the older I get, the faster time passes.
If you’re anything like me in past years, you’re probably feeling a little panicked and stressed with everything you still have to do, despite all intentions to be organised this year.
But this year I do feel more organised than in the past because there are a few things I did this year to ensure there wasn’t a last-minute panic about presents or stresses about finances.Continue Reading →
Your first Christmas as a single parent is pretty difficult, and getting through it is no easy feat.
If this is your first Christmas as a single parent, let me assure you that it DOES GET EASIER. The first one was the hardest for me, and the second was difficult too, but this will be my fourth Christmas as a single parent and I can confidently say that it doesn’t bother me at all anymore.Continue Reading →