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The Guilty Single Parent

Most, if not all, single parents feel guilty. The reasons behind those feelings are different from one to another, but each one has their own and feels that it’s just as an important reason for each one. Some single parents feel guilty that their children are in this situation in the first place. Some feel guilty that they can’t provide the same things for their children that their friends have. Some feel guilty about not being able to spend as much time with their children as they would like. Some feel guilty about the choices that they have to make … Continue reading →

Single Parents: Different Worries

As I said before, single parents have the same hopes and fears as a married parent. We worry about the same things, with a few extra things thrown in. In this blog I’ll talk about some of the things that single parents have to worry about that married parents don’t. 1. Child support is a big worry for single parents. Will it come or won’t it? If it will, when will it come? Is it enough to subsidize our current income? If it isn’t coming, or hasn’t in a while, is there anything that I can do to make it … Continue reading →

Why Single Parents Need Other Single Parent Friends

Years ago, when I was married and had the very young children (babies and preschoolers), most of my every-day friends were other young couples. It just sort of evolved and happened that way since we had so much in common and I didn’t have so much in common with my single, unmarried and un-partnered friends any longer. As a single parent, I don’t have as many couple friends, and instead have found that my life has evolved to include more single people. This is fine, but a single parent really needs other single parent friends and not just single person … Continue reading →

Single Parents: Same Worries as Married Parents, Different Reasons

So, what’s it like being a single parent? Pretty much the same as being a married parent, you just have to do everything all alone. We have the same hopes and dreams, and have the same worries and fears. Sometimes we have them for different reasons though. With a few extras added in there that are specific to being a single parent. Some of the same fears with different reasons include…. 1. Finances. We have to make enough money to support our family by ourself. We have to work to cover the bills. We only have one income, and that … Continue reading →

Mom’s Taxi Service

We all feel like a taxi service for our kids from time to time, and sometimes there is just no way to be every where you need to be. I read an article today about a service whose time has come. In Broward County Florida a new service has started, it’s called Mom’s Taxi Service. A woman who quit her job in order to be able to get her kids back and forth to school and activities came up with the idea. This unique service operates to shuttle your kids to and from school, lessons, practices and the like. Who … Continue reading →

Jambo (Hello) to a New Line of Six Character Dolls Who were Adopted

In Friday’s blog, promised that I would do a positive blog on dolls. Last year, I wrote about dolls for kids of different ethnicities in my blog Toys and Dolls for Multicultural Families. Yesterday I reminded parents that while it is good to have a doll that reflects your child, not every doll needs to “match”. This year I can share with you some doll characters with different family constellations. Jambo Kids are school-age dolls. They are soft-bodied dolls about 12 inches high. A book is available for each doll. The website tells a little bit about each of the … Continue reading →

Book Review: The Girls Who Went Away

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I wrote a blog last week that mentioned that teen mothers who place their babies for adoption are more likely to stay in school and remain off welfare than teens who choose to parent. I said that today, the peer pressure among teens is along the lines of “how could someone be so unnatural and irresponsible as to give up her own baby?” My writing probably showed that I wish more teens knew about adoption and thought of it as a positive solution. This blog reviews a book about the other side of the story. The Girls Who Went Away: … Continue reading →

Talking About Finances with Your Kids

My experience as a single parent has made me more determined than I think I would otherwise be to make sure my children have a good understanding of personal and household finances when they embark out on their own. I am a bit of a zealot when it comes to talking about the details of money management and I think since I grew up in one of those household where we could never talk about money—I want to make sure my children have more of an open, informed attitude about finances. The other day, one of my daughters and I … Continue reading →

Showing Our Kids Our Vulnerable Side

When our kids are young most of the time they think we can do no wrong. They don’t consider that we might make a mistake or that we might have fears. I was talking with Tyler’s father yesterday and he heard me remark that I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. I never imagined that rebuilding would be such a vast endeavor. As we end our second day in New Orleans, I feel like I have not accomplished much of anything. For instance, on yesterday I waited over two hours for someone to come to my house and measure for kitchen … Continue reading →

Getting Rid of Negative Thinking

No one would argue that being a parent is not a hard job but sometimes we make the job harder by “catastrophizing”. In her book, Even June Cleaver Would Forget the Juicebox author Ann Dunnewold says that catastrophizing is the tuning in to danger and thinking about the worst that could happen. It’s always imagining the worst-case scenario and never looking on the bright side. Parents who catastrophize worry constantly about “what-if’s”. We all worry about the safety of our family but these parents worry all the time and this worry hinders healthy family relationships. I remember when Tyler was … Continue reading →