Just because I’m a Certified Parent Educator does not mean that I consider myself to be a perfect parent. I’m a work in progress. When my oldest son was 3 years old, I took the 5-week course on Redirecting Children’s Behavior (RCB) for the first time. My ex-husband took it as well – in fact, [...]
Archive for the ‘single parents’ Category
24 Sep
Over One Thousand Ninety-Five Days Ago
My son loves numbers, big numbers especially. When he was asked in school to share a story about a time he got hurt, he referenced a time (obviously he couldn’t think of anything in particular) when he got hurt 365 days ago. He’s always asking how many days old he is (which is when I [...]
14 Mar
Beautiful Blogger Award
Jennifer Kolari, child & family therapist and author of Connected Parenting passed on the Beautiful Blogger Award to me earlier today. It seems to be a month of fame & recognition for me but this award is different, in that I also get to pass it on to 7 bloggers who I feel deserve the [...]
21 Oct
Our non-traditional Halloween
The last few years have been dedicated to my transition into single motherhood and staying sane. It certainly has not been easy, but I feel as though, now, I’m in the most healthy state I have ever been in. Nothing reflects this more than seeing how confident and well-adjusted my son is at 5 1/2. [...]
8 Sep
Domestic Reject
When I separated from my ex-husband three years ago, we were making the same amount of money. Now that I’m relying only on unemployment, I thought it was time to request that the child support be modified. I asked the court for a fee waiver when filing the paperwork since my monthly expenses exceed my [...]
1 Sep
Where are all the single dads?
So, I attended a birthday party this last weekend with my son and about 30 other kids. I knew many of them from his school, although some were unfamiliar to me. Of course, since I knew many of the parents, it was them who I talked to mostly but I also enjoy meeting new people. [...]
30 Aug
Total Divorce’s Definite Divorce Reads
I’m so pleased when people find my site helpful enough to recommend to others, but to be included on a list like Total Divorce’s Definite Divorce Reads is pretty intimidating since my blog’s listed among some pretty great writers, many of whom I’ve become friends with since we started commenting on one another’s sites. Here’s [...]
29 Aug
Choosing Sides
Being a single parent can be isolating at times, especially when it comes to making friends with your children’s friend’s parents who don’t always want to choose sides. I’ve been divorced for several years and our son started attending his current school long after our divorce was finalized but it seems like the second people [...]
14 Aug
Missing Out
My son’s first tooth fell out last Friday at school. His dad picked him up for the weekend and even though they told me right away my heart sank from not being able to be there and hug him and see his face when he got to share the news. He did call me and [...]
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