So two days ago we finally did it. Chunk had his first day at school and I got him there on time and with all the necessary equipment. I’ve been worrying about it a lot for the last week or so to the point it had been affecting my sleep. Watching the documentary on Channel…
Single Parent Spotlight 30: Natasha
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
The 10 Best Things about Being a Single Parent
Read moreRecently I wrote the 10 Worst Things About Being a Single Parent, so it’s now time to tell you the ten BEST things. It’s not all bad so it’s about time us solo parents bigged ourselves up! I’ve included quotes from some of the lovely single parents I’ve chatted to in the single parent…
The 10 Worst Things about Being a Single Parent
Read moreLike all things in life, everything has it’s pros and cons. Single parenting is all I know, because my son’s father left when he was six weeks old, and recently I’ve been reflecting on what’s been good and bad during these four years. Because I prefer to end on a positive note, I will start…
Single Parent Spotlight
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
Guest Post by Gingerbread: Getting Financial Help In An Emergency
Read moreI’ve heard so many awful stories about people who have taken out payday loans in a desperate bid to pay bills and keep a roof over their children’s heads, so when Kathyrn Excell at the rather brilliant single parent charity Gingerbread offered to write some money tips for us, I jumped at the chance to…
Single Parent Spotlight: Danielle Palmer
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how amazing us working single parents are. I’m sick of seeing the bad press single parents get, especially because some single parents have unfortunately taken the choice to live off benefits, or even worse, have children in order to get benefits, and we all seem to get tarred…
Working Single Parents: I NEED YOU!
Read moreAs it’s a new year, I thought I would spruce this blog up a bit by featuring some interviews from you lovely people! I’m looking for working single parents for a new monthly post I’m calling, ‘Single Parent Spotlight’. I want to find out how they manage work, children and a social life, highlight the…
Baking With My Toddler: Cinnamon & Ginger Xmas Biscuits
Read moreToday (Christmas Eve) I decided to be creative and bake biscuits with my little boy, both for Santa tonight, and to put in treat bags for my son and his cousin for Christmas Day! I found a recipe for cinnamon and ginger snowmen biscuits, and decided to put my own little spin on it!
CSA Charging Single Parents to Claim Maintenance: Sign the Petition to STOP THIS!
Read moreIt’s hard enough trying to cope with your ex not financially supporting your child, and there’s even more stress when having to use the CSA to try and get this money from them, but now the government want to charge us single parents for doing this! Lots of single parents rely on the Child Support Agency (which is changing it’s…