As a single parent I love reading other single parent blogs as it can really help me see how other people cope in my situation and gives me so much inspiration! To make it easier to find all of these great blogs, I thought I would create a Single Parent Linky which runs fortnightly. It…
My Interview With A Family Law Solicitor: Your Questions Answered
Read moreAs you know I recently made a Will to ensure my son’s birth father (aka Sperm Donor/SD) would have a much lesser chance of becoming the resident parent in the event of my death. Christmas can be an awful time for separated families, especially when it comes to working out who the children will spend…
Why CBeebies’ Bing Is Not Just For Kids
Read moreBing Bunny is Chunk’s favourite programme at the moment, to the extent that we have to watch at least ten episodes per day or he has major tantrums. It’s literally his OBSESSION. As programmes go though I don’t mind, because Bing has taught me quite a lot about parenting which is something I never thought…
Why I’ve Had To Write A Will…aka Guardianship
Read moreWriting a Will is Vital for Lone Parents As all my loyal readers know, my son has not had contact with his sperm donor (aka SD) for quite some time for many reasons, including drug and alcohol addiction and also very selfish behaviour, lies and let downs when sober. Unfortunately I made the very daft…
Single Parent Spotlight: Rachel Selby
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…
#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 9
Read moreAs you know #My3Things is my way to try to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I’ve created this and a linky for other bloggers to join in with too. Each week I list three things that have not gone so well that week, three things I want to focus on improving next week, and ending the…
Mummy Needs To Be Brave…
Read moreAnother day, another heart scan for Chunk. Yes I may sound a bit blasé, but he has been having them for the last two years since he was diagnosed with PDA, a heart condition that was undetected at birth. Thankfully the doctor had his tablet with him this time, so Chunk could watch Peppa Pig…
#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 8
Read moreAs you know #My3Things is my way to try to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I’ve created this and a linky for other bloggers to join in with too. Each week I list three things that have not gone so well that week, three things I want to focus on improving next week, and ending the…
Single Parent Spotlight: Tracey Bowden
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 in the media, because some single parents have taken the choice to live off benefits, or even worse, have children in order to get benefits. We all seem to get tarred…
#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 5
Read moreAs you know #My3Things is my way to try to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I’ve created this and a linky for other bloggers to join in with too. Each week I list three things that have not gone so well that week, three things I want to focus on improving next week, and ending the…