First of all, your single mother friend is a lucky woman. She has a friend who’s taking the time to read this post and wants to support her. Lucky her. Being a single mother can be a lonely place. And while it has its upsides, it can […]
Dear precious girl, When I look at your little face, here’s what I see. Your round cheeks, your hazel eyes, that tiny nose that turns up perfectly at the end. The mess of wild hair around it. I see the essence of who you are, the spirit […]
Do you have any favourite single mother quotes? I’ve always loved quotes. I’ve got notebooks from when I was a teenager full of quotes I loved and learned by heart. I think it’s where my love of words came from. It’s how I noticed the magic that’s […]
How do you feel about holidays as a single parent? How do you handle them? Do you go away with family – or friends? Or, (gasp!) do you brave going away alone, just you and the kids? Until recently I’ve been reluctant to go away with E by […]
Right, today we’re talking Mother’s Day. A touchy subject for single mums everywhere. Because being a single mum on Mother’s Day can feel anything but special. In fact, it can be downright depressing. So this Sunday, I’ll be drinking a toast to all you fabulous single mums […]
One day last summer, I cracked. I’d been soldiering on alone, trying to do it all as a single parent and a solo breadwinner. I was exhausted, miserable and struggling to make financial ends meet. One sunny July day with the prospect of school summer holidays further […]
Being a single mum gets a tonne of bad press. We’re more likely to live in poverty, have mental health problems, be isolated, suffer from stress, and so on, and so on. It can get very depressing. We’re also often on the receiving ends of pitying looks […]
Who are your single mum role models? One of mine is Lorelai Gilmore. While fictional TV characters aren’t normally my go-to source of parenting advice, as a single mum surrounded by couples, I’ll take my single mum role models wherever I find them. Let’s face it, positive representations of single mums […]