The time has come again for my daughter to spend 6 days with her dad. It’s his turn to come to us, in Sydney. But bad news, he is not taking her on a trip. This means that my ex is staying at my house. He has been here just over 24 hours and the shit has already hit the fan.
Why is he staying at my house you ask? Because it’s in our court orders. Fun times.Continue Reading →
Yes, being a single mum has its challenges, but I also happen to think it’s pretty freaking awesome being a single mum. I could write a book on this topic, but I’ll try to keep it short.
Single mums usually get some sort of a break, when their child is with their father. For me personally, it’s not a lot. On average, I get a few days off a few times a year. BUT from speaking to a few of my partnered up mum friends, this is A LOT more than they get!Continue Reading →
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 →
I have previously written about the benefits of going on holidays with other single mums on the Single Mother Survival Guide blog. There are huge advantages to this (which you can read about here). But now I’m going to try a different holiday – just my daughter and me. My 3-year-old daughter and me to be specific.
Am I crazy? Probably. But I’m going to do it, I’m going to give it a go anyway. Our flights are booked, our hotel is booked, our transfers are booked. Next week we are off to Fiji.
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 →