How do international stories describe single parents: as people needing practical support, or as symbols of success and struggle? This English-language 2017 archive keeps historical reports and opinion for critical reading. It includes discussion of bereavement and abuse. First-person passages belong to the linked writers; the selection gives no diagnosis, current benefits advice or measure of family worth.
£500,000 a year millionaire Doncaster mom turned diet guru announces UK tour.
This historical profile is presented as a business success story. Income, body size and a change in relationship status do not measure a parent’s worth. The archive does not endorse dietary advice or present the reported earnings as current verified information.
Going It Alone.
The linked first-person essay describes the writer’s experience of divorce and managing family tasks. This is the original writer’s voice, not a personal account by this blog’s author.
I hate Sundays. They remind me of families — the nuclear kind — mother, father and child on their merry way to church,
hand-in-hand, the mother’s hair perfectly coiffed.
Feeling lonely or overwhelmed as a single parent does not mean you have failed. For a kinder way to meet your own difficult feelings, consider ** Self Compassion by Kristin Neff (available at bol.com).
NBA great Kenny Anderson’s relationship with his mother (and his money) profiled in the new film ‘Mr. Chibbs’.
His home life was difficult when he was a child. He was raised in a single-parent home by his mother and was once sexually abused by an older man in the neighborhood. And even though he was a star basketball player at a young age, he would spend as much time as he could at the gym and library so he could be in his bedroom as little as possible. Read more about community support and solidarity.
Book guides parents.
She reflected on some of her own experiences. She went through them and managed to use faith to stand tall. She won against the odds of being a single parent.
After Losing A Spouse, Finding A Different Kind Of Happiness.
Since then, she has struggled through each day, each week, each month — grieving and figuring out what comes next. She is looking for advice, but most people aren’t really able to relate to a tragedy like hers.
Men Are More Involved In Parenting Than Ever Before & Their Kids Are Thriving.
This archived feature discusses fathers’ involvement in family life. The broad claim about all current parents and children is not retained as a current research finding. The linked feature is historical reading, not a conclusion about any one family.
A connected relationship includes helping children make sense of their emotions. For practical ideas that parents and carers can adapt to everyday family life, see ** The Whole-Brain Child by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson (available at bol.com).
The dark side of mummy blogging? Woman, 28, speaks out about being bullied and hounded with calls after writing a post about ‘mum guilt’ that went viral
‘Sitting on my couch, I was able to reach over five million people with a single post. That’s brilliant, but also terrible.
The ability we have to reach people are immense, but that ability comes with responsibility.
MP’s urge better child support system amid concerns over single-parent families.
“The CMS must visibly up its game. It needs to get fair support for parents in the most difficult circumstances. This will send a clear signal that avoiding responsibility for your children is unacceptable.
Creating Harry Potter: J.K. Rowling’s Journey from Struggling Single Mother to the World’s First Billionaire Author.
They had a daughter, Jessica, and the relationship quickly deteriorated.
This archived biography describes a period of change in the author’s life. It does not allow us to infer her mental health or assess what she must have felt.
A Single Dad Finds Family in the Foster Care System?
Two months into the adoption of my first child, my partner of five years decided he wasn’t ready to be a father. He left our family. Read more about personal wellbeing and safety.
I was devastated, lost and scared. I didn’t want to do this on my own.
The future seemed dark and lonely.
With the level of depression, I was at, I debated giving her back to social services for placement.
Abby Gilmore on her struggle after split from AFL star Jake Stringer.
‘I’m struggling more with the fact that I don’t have a person to confide in and snuggle at night more than I ever thought I would,’ she wrote.
‘How funny is it that out of everything, I just miss having someone to tell everything to and get a simple cuddle when I need it?’.
Read more here
What makes Tigers most efficient single mothers in nature.
As a single mother, she must protect her cubs by keeping a close watch and frequently changing hiding spots.
All this while, she must also hunt to stay alive. Once her cubs stop suckling, she must pick up small prey to serve as ‘baby food’.
Motherhood Before Marriage.
This historical opinion piece raises questions about poverty, parenthood and marriage. Its assumptions deserve scrutiny rather than acceptance as facts about disadvantaged families.
A person’s income or relationship status is not proof of their ability to care for a child. Consider material support, individual circumstances and the voices of the parents concerned instead of treating a whole group as a problem.
You can read these stories without joining a social-media conversation or sharing private experiences. Consider what practical support and context each account includes, and what may be missing.
Caring for your children also includes protecting your own time and energy. For practical ideas on saying what you need, read ** Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab (available at bol.com).
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Optional existing relationship reading: How to Be the Love You Seek by Nicole LePera (English e-book). This affiliate link may earn the blog a commission at no extra cost to you. The book is not a source for all these historical reports or a condition for support.
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