Recent Single Parents Blog | Helpful Hints PostsThe Present Boxby Angel Lynn Diamond03 Jun 2009 10:27 AMIn a traditional family and an occasion arises that presents are called for, the other parent steps up to the plate, usually, and takes the child shopping for the celebratory parent. They might also help them to make a gift and/or a pretty card for the event. There is no problem. Power Tool Know-How for the Single Motherby Angel Lynn Diamond09 May 2009 04:12 PMA close friend of mine, Sarah, is a single mom. Being single was not by her choice. However, this was the hand that was dealt to her in life. She tried extremely hard to make the best of it and overcome her circumstances. Sarah pressed on for the love of her children. Single Parenting: Feeling Safeby Angel Lynn Diamond21 Feb 2009 04:56 PMOne of the biggest fears when you go from being with someone to being single is feeling safe. The house is strangely quiet in the middle of the night or when the kids are away. You hear every little thing and often jump in the middle of the night at the slightest of noises. Single Parents: How To Conquer Mealtime Madnessby Angel Lynn Diamond17 Feb 2009 05:08 PMRush, rush, rush through the day! You know the feeling. It is that heart pounding, have to get to the kids, do the homework, make the dinner, bedtime kind of feeling. Only to have to start all over again the next day. First of all, slow down. Single Parenting and Your Growing Child: It is Time for the Talkby Angel Lynn Diamond26 Jan 2009 07:20 PMSingle parenting, oh the joys! Another job that we cannot pawn off on anyone else and that is "The Talk". It helps if you are divorced in this case and the other parent is involved, but what if there is no other parent? Yes, I am afraid to tell you, you are it, again. Single Parenting: Boys and Girlsby Angel Lynn Diamond22 Jan 2009 06:36 PMI cannot say that I exactly know all about raising a girl because I do not have one. However, I have sisters, and I have several nieces and great-nieces and I am one myself, after all. I know a thing or two about girls. What I do know is that boys are quite different. Dads Raising Daughters: Daddy Make My Hair Pretty!by Angel Lynn Diamond18 Jan 2009 12:11 PMAny dad, but especially single dads are struck with a resounding panic when they hear these words from their little girl's mouths. Unless you have a natural ability for the styling of hair, you will panic too. The Single Parenting Public Bathroom Dilemma: What to Do?by Angel Lynn Diamond30 Nov 2008 05:50 PMBeing a single parent has so many challenges. There is only one of you so you must shoulder the responsibility of being both a mother and a father the majority of the time. Let's face it...mothers and fathers have their special places in the lives of their children. Single Parenting is Hardby Nicole Humphrey04 Aug 2008 09:24 PMLet's face it. No matter how hard we try, or what we say or do - single parenting is difficult. The world changes around us each day. Minimizing "Constant Drama"by Kori Rodley Irons31 Jul 2008 10:57 PMI can honestly say that I am not really the "drama queen" type. That does not mean that I do not have plenty of drama in my life, however. With one child (of three) and a friend or two who cling to the constant chaos and drama state, I definitely have to cope and deal with it. Recent Blog Comments ruthann8 says... "But I am terrified of the day we have to replace our roof!" |
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