Sometimes as a single mum, especially a newly single mum, it can be difficult to feel positive. For me, this happened a lot. Especially around 18 months in of being a single mum. I had an almost two-year-old, who was very challenging. My ex was sending me abusive text messages every week. His family was being very mean to me as well. On top of that, I was trying to juggle work and single mum life.Continue Reading →
Is it even possible for single parents? And more importantly: What is the cost to you if you can’t forgive?
Sometimes as a single mum it is hard to forgive an ex-partner. One of the most common things I hear from the women I first start working with is: I will never ever forgive him for what he has done to our family!
The problem with this mindset is that if we don’t take responsibility for our own reactions, then we are enforcing the victim mentality and not taking control of our own lives. We are allowing ourselves to be impacted by whatever horrible situation has happened, and we are not taking positive steps to take charge of our own life.Continue Reading →
I always imagined special occasions without kids would be tough. But now I have to face the reality as my daughter spends Easter with her dad. This will be the first ever special occasion she has with her dad. And the first special occasion since becoming a mum that I will be alone. I have to get through Easter without her.Continue Reading →
Last week my daughter turned five years old. Where did the time go? I can’t help but reflect when there are special days, or milestones reached. And I have been doing a lot of that over the last week.
When I think back over the last five years, although the time has passed quickly, at times the days were long. Particularly when my daughter was a baby, and then a toddler.
My daughter’s dad and I split up when she was two months old, so this birthday marks almost five years of single parenting for me (or – because I’m doing double the work – is it ten?).Continue Reading →
In the last week alone I have been questioned twice about my single mum status: how can you write about single mother issues when you can’t even call yourself that? And My life is harder because I have my kids ALL the time, and you get child free time.
So what is a single mum? Continue Reading →