Question:I’m a single parent. I need everything, financial aid, support, parenting tips, etc. Is there any website that has all this information?
May 16th, 2011
I am looking for financial aid for single parents?
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May 14th, 2011
HELP PLEASE!!!! I am a single mother moving from Florida to Groton Connecticut.?
Question:Hello Everyone,
Whoever is taking the time to read this I really appreciate it trully from the bottom of my heart. I am a Single parent of two young ones and am 25 yrs old moving out of state to go back to my home town which is CT. I have no idea how to do this thopugh. I guess my question is, What should my first steps be? Im wondering if I should look for a place and move out there and then search for work and schools for my children, Or if i should search for work first and then plan the move. Obviously I’m in need of some kind of set planning before the big move. It seems i am not taking the right steps and im becoming frustrated. I look for apartments but they ask for me to be there to sign papers and so on and so forth and Im trying to avoid having to go there and come back for my thiongs and the kids. Then, If im here and get called for an interview as ive been searching its difficult also because im still here in Florida. So, What do i Do??? I really do want to move. Thats where most my family is. I dont want to have to move in with anyone temporarily either. Im trying to do it on my own but its looking like an impossible task. I have a house-full of furniture here that id hate to leave behind and want to transfer to my new home up in CT. when i do have it set. How do i go about doing this extreme move in the most easiest but efficient way. I want this process to be less stressful for me and my children and Ive already set my mind on it. Can anyone help me with advice. Has anyone out there moved form one state to another? How should i plan and what are the steps i should take?
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May 7th, 2011
single mother…need advice?
Question:Hi, I am a 24 yr old, bachelor degree holding, new single mom. I was engaged found out I was pregnant and put off the wedding until I gave birth, got cheated on in my 8 month of pregnancy while living on my own 5 hours away from home with a stable job for a single person, not a mother. I was a mess after giving birth with my whole situation and my parents were amazing and let me stay with them for a month well now 6 months later I’m still here bc they have beat me down mentally so much…telling me i wont b able to do it on my own. That I need them, bc im such a screw up n cant be a successful single mom and should stay until my daughter is 2….the treat me like im 12…i lived in a city n did not need a car n now that im home im pretty much stuck in my house bc i cant get a car bc i cant afford it n when i take public trans they say im lowering myself n my daughter n putting her around unsafe people that ride the bus…i am looking for jobs in nyc n apartments i need to get out
i need to b a grown up again and on my own but ive allowed them to crush me n my self esteem so much…please tell me i’m doing the right thing n can do this on my own with a 7 month old…
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May 4th, 2011
Interested in creating a single parents (soon to be divorced) help network?
Question:Howdyho!
II’ll soon be a divorced single father. I’m interested in creating a network of friends who can share advice, answer questions, and basically support eachother through an incredibly difficult period of time in our lives. My only motive is to help other people who may be feeling as overwhelmed as I’m feeling at the moment. I’m 35, I have two children, and I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. I think I have enough perspective, to know that “this too shall pass”, however, if you’re feeling like I am you probably could benefit from a group of friends who may be going through a similar situation. You may also benefit from the advice of those who have been there and done that and aren’t jaded and bitter about the entire process even though I know that I feel that way many days. Either way…I’m really interested in meeting others who may want to start a network here. Thanks for reading and good luck whatever you choose to do.
Email me at w_tango_foxtrot@yahoo.com for more information…
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April 28th, 2011
Please answer . . . Does this sound realistic for a single mom?
Question:Okay . . .
I’m a single mom (21) who is still living at home. I have a 6 month old son. My mom is really encouraging me to finish college and to get a career. I am extremely grateful for all that my mom and brother do for me.
Okay, here is my concern. Even though I am a single mom, I want to do the best I can to raise my son as much as possible. That means, avoiding babysitters, day-cares, and public schools (I want to home-school) as much as possible. I thought to become a nurse, that way I only have to work 3-4 days a week (since they work 12 hour shifts) and do graveyard. That way I can make enough money to support us, as well as be home all day.
I thought on the nights I have off, I could get a full night’s sleep (which would be 3-4 nights a week), as well as taking a good nap during the day when I worked the night before.
I’m starting to worry that my plan is extreme . . . Is it realistic that I can survive with such a sleep/work schedule? Have you known a single parent who had night job and made it?
Please no insults, I’m really looking for constructive criticism and advice. Does this seem realistic?
MrsDeli- On average, home-schooled children do better academically, opposed to public school children. They are usually 1 grade level higher.
BTW, I don’t thumbs down.
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April 25th, 2011
Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting and Stepparenting on Children: A Case Study of Visual Agnosia
Product Description
This book, a result of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, explores developmental and clinical evidence of how divorce, and the transition to single parenting and stepparenting affects children. Many of the articles collected here look at the legal measures being used to make such transitions easier for families.
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Impact of Divorce, Single Parenting and Stepparenting on Children: A Case Study of Visual Agnosia
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April 18th, 2011
Why is a single person not peaceful?
Question:Get married to have peaceful mind, usually parent’s advice to those who are not yet married.
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April 15th, 2011
single mothers-word on dating?
Question:All serious answers please…I am 22 years old, and I have a beautiful little 18 month old toddler and I feel that I MAYBE ready to start dating. I know, and read “Think like a man, act like a Lady” what it takes to date as a single parent. I would never neglect my daughter if I decide to date (she is number one in my life), and I will at some point, regardless if it is 6 months from now, or two years. I just wanted to know how difficult it is to date, to find a guy who loves children, etc. Or any advice? I just want honest helpful answers from people who have had to do this. I do want more kids one day, but in a happy healthy marriage.
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April 13th, 2011
Do you have any thoughts about a single mom afraid to date because she may lose closeness with daughter?
Question:I am a single mother of an almost 5 yr old daughter. Her father has recently gotten married. She talks all of the time about how she wants her step-mom to go away because she wants to just be with her daddy (normal)…the thing is, she isn’t as close to him as she is to me. So if I were to find someone and marry, it would only affect her even more. I HATE the idea of that…I do not want “getting on with my life” to affect her in a negative way. She and I are so close that people comment on it constantly, how did I do it, asking me for advice…things like that. We just mesh, she and I. She knows I’m the mommy (aka boss) so it’s not one of those “friends instead of the parent” things…I’ve somehow managed and ended up being her best friend while maintaining my parental status in her life. It’s great!! I love her and adore her and cherish our relationship so much. So here’s the other twist to my question…beyond me dating again hurting her…it SCARES me!! Let’s face it, someone else being around inevitably takes time away from her and our one on one personal intimacy. It would rock our whole world and turn it upside down. And so in addition to not wanting to do that to her…it scares the heck out of ME! I do not want anything to interrupt our relationship, how she can completely rely on me focusing on her…how our time together and the sheer amount of laughing we do will diminish when ‘he’ enters the picture. I light up her room and she does mine…and it is because of our closeness, our focus on one another. As she says, I’m her “favorite and” her “best”…and I don’t want to do anything to lessen that. I’m a bit torn up over the thought. She and I talked about it the other day and she started to cry…because she wants a brother and/or a sister and when I told her then I’ll have to get married for that to happen she just sobbed saying she didn’t want that. And I had to hide the fact that I was tearing up too…
Have you been in a similar situation as a single parent?
Someone help me with your thoughts, please?
This, I should specify, isn’t just about her…it’s got a whole lot to do with MY fear of someone coming into our situation lessening our closeness! How close she and I are is my most proud accomplishment! I don’t want to choose spending time with someone else (or someone else included) over spending our special time together.
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April 13th, 2011
Do you have any thoughts about a single mom afraid to date because she may lose closeness with daughter?
Question:I am a single mother of an almost 5 yr old daughter. Her father has recently gotten married. She talks all of the time about how she wants her step-mom to go away because she wants to just be with her daddy (normal)…the thing is, she isn’t as close to him as she is to me. So if I were to find someone and marry, it would only affect her even more. I HATE the idea of that…I do not want “getting on with my life” to affect her in a negative way. She and I are so close that people comment on it constantly, how did I do it, asking me for advice…things like that. We just mesh, she and I. She knows I’m the mommy (aka boss) so it’s not one of those “friends instead of the parent” things…I’ve somehow managed and ended up being her best friend while maintaining my parental status in her life. It’s great!! I love her and adore her and cherish our relationship so much. So here’s the other twist to my question…beyond me dating again hurting her…it SCARES me!! Let’s face it, someone else being around inevitably takes time away from her and our one on one personal intimacy. It would rock our whole world and turn it upside down. And so in addition to not wanting to do that to her…it scares the heck out of ME! I do not want anything to interrupt our relationship, how she can completely rely on me focusing on her…how our time together and the sheer amount of laughing we do will diminish when ‘he’ enters the picture. I light up her room and she does mine…and it is because of our closeness, our focus on one another. As she says, I’m her “favorite and” her “best”…and I don’t want to do anything to lessen that. I’m a bit torn up over the thought. She and I talked about it the other day and she started to cry…because she wants a brother and/or a sister and when I told her then I’ll have to get married for that to happen she just sobbed saying she didn’t want that. And I had to hide the fact that I was tearing up too…
Have you been in a similar situation as a single parent?
Someone help me with your thoughts, please?
This, I should specify, isn’t just about her…it’s got a whole lot to do with MY fear of someone coming into our situation lessening our closeness! How close she and I are is my most proud accomplishment! I don’t want to choose spending time with someone else (or someone else included) over spending our special time together.
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