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5 reasons why you know your relationship is over

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Making the decision to end a relationship is never easy. There is a feeling of hope that you hang on to, which makes it hard to bite the bullet and end a bad relationship once and for all. If you have children, this decision is even harder. It’s probably the hardest decision you’ll ever make in your life, because you want to make sure you’re making the best decision for you and your kids. And no one dreams of being a single mum.Continue Reading →

6 things for a single mum to do after a redundancy

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I have been a bit quiet lately as it’s been a pretty full on 2 weeks for this single mum. My daughter and I returned back to reality, after 6 days in Perth so she could see her father, and then I GOT RETRENCHED. ARGH!

I decided to check my work emails in the taxi on the way home from the airport, and read that my entire team that I work with (there are 4 of us in total) had resigned. It was a massive shock for me, and everyone else in the company. I knew it was a possibility, that as a consequence, my position may be made redundant. There were 10 days of not knowing what was going on, and then I got delivered the news I was half expecting.Continue Reading →

Top Tips for Single Mum Travel.

Top Tips for Single Mum Travel.

Because my daughter’s father lives interstate, I have flown quite regularly as a single mum so my daughter can see him. Last month we took our first overseas holiday. Just the two of us. Along the way, I have learned a few things that I wanted to share with you. Traveling with children is hard enough as it is, let alone as a single parent, so read these top tips for single mum travel to help you prepare. I hope you find them useful.Continue Reading →

The worst part about being a single parent: saying goodbye.

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The worst part about being a single parent is saying goodbye.

I have just got off the phone with my daughter, and now I am in tears. My daughter is three and a half years old, and yesterday I dropped her off with her father across the other side of the country. She will stay with him for six days. As a single parent, saying goodbye to my child is really hard.Continue Reading →