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Summer Activities for Single Parents and Kids

Of course, all of those fabulous family-friendly activities that are all around us and available in the Summer months apply to single parent families too, but when you are a solo parent looking for something to do with your child or children, you DO have some special considerations. For example, we may need activities that are easy on the budget, that take place during non-work hours, or ones where we can keep track of our children relatively easily if there is only one parent. Many summer activities for kids happen during the day, but there are still plenty of evening … Continue reading →

Doing It My Way

While there are many challenges to being a single parent, there are lots of benefits as well. If your ex is not setting the best example for your children you have the opportunity to turn that around by showing them a better example. Then there is just the simple joy of spending time with your child. Everyone has to work and go to school, but after that, your time is your own and you get to decide how to spend it. If I want to procrastinate on housework and play a board game with Hailey, no one will be upset … Continue reading →

The Balancing Act

Some days being a single-parent can be exhausting, ok let’s face it most days it is beyond exhausting. Instead of doing the regular motherly duties, you’re taking on the role of both parents. There’s no one there to give you a break when you’re on the verge of pulling out every last hair on your head, if you’re sick, you have to come into work anyway, if you have a splitting headache and you can barely see straight you’ve got to pick yourself up and do it anyways because your kids are depending on you to take care of them. … Continue reading →

Who Shares My Happiness Now?

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One of the saddest parts of being a single parent is not having anyone to share my happiness. Of course I have a support system, friends and family who are delighted when my daughter reaches a milestone or achieves something she has been working towards. They patiently listen when I tell them how smart she is, how kind, how incredibly amazing. It’s not the same as sharing those things with the one other person in the world who has the same intense love for your child that you have. I remember talking with my ex husband when our daughter was … Continue reading →

For the Kids

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Produced along with VH1’s Save the Music Foundation, “For the Kids” is a collection of children’s songs sung by some of today’s popular music artists. Released in 2002, this collection of songs is a great CD for parents to enjoy along with their children. I found it on the rack at my local library and decided to give it a listen. I was pleasantly surprised as my daughter enjoyed dancing to the songs sung by some of my favorite artists. Many already-familiar songs were remade for this CD. In fact, some Muppets tunes are included on this great collection. Cake … Continue reading →