The inspiration for this post comes from notSupermum who has written a fabulous post on single parenting which lists the positive side of raising children up on your own. The positives include being able to set the rules as the only adult in the house, being able to take all the credit when your child(ren) are praised for good behaviour, and my particular favourites: have a conflict-free household and an amazing bond with your child(ren).
There is rarely any conflict in our house, and when there is, it is resolved quickly because it is between myself and a six-year-old, and we know each other well enough to be able to sit down and talk things through once the initial tension has passed.
It is exhausting at times, especially in the evenings or when I'm ill and there's no-one else to help out. Going out is a constant problem as there is rarely anyone to babysit. But this is all made worthwhile by the fact that the two of us have a really close mother-daughter bond which I have certainly never experienced before.Rather than single parents creating problem children for the future, as some sources like to suggest, I'm pretty certain that I'm creating a little individual who will feel loved and supported for the rest of her life. And sometimes two parents can't even achieve that.
Other single parent blogs worth checking out include:
Single Parent Dad- father of 5 year old Max
notSupermum - Mum to two daughters
Jo Beaufoix - single mum to two girls, aged 4 and 6Being Mum Being Me - a divorced mum of two young children
Half Mum Half Biscuit - a forty-something single mum to a six-year-old boy
I Promise that I Will Do My Best - Tawny's blog, mum to a ten-year-old daughter
Nunhead Ramblings - Mum of one, wife of one, living in Nunhead
Diary of a Surprise Mum - diary of a 30-something mum
Nixd Minx - a single mum of one trying to balance it all
Stigmum - a single mum proving we are not all bad
Blethering again - by a single mum and born worrier
West of the Pennines - Thirty-something newly single mum
One with, One without - Tracy's blog, mum to two boys, one with autism, one without
Indigo Doll - Mum to two children, aged four and five
Secret Diaries of a Wannabe Yummy Mammy - a stressed single mum residing in Ireland
Musings of a Busy Mum - Helen's blog, single mum in charge of three children
A Little Space for Me - Stay-at-home-mum to two young boys
Single Mother on the Verge - Maria's blog is also a book - published by Penguin!
Let me know which blogs I have accidently missed off, there are bound to be many.
