single parents

A little background: my exH and I have been divorced since March 2017, but he left in September of 2016. A nasty custody battle ensued. He lied about my ability to parent and claimed my anxiety made me unfit to parent. Anyway, exH currently lives about 2k miles away. Back in January of last year...

It's frustrating to feel like I'm doing everything I possibly can be and still failing. My son is 15, he made it into drum line for his school marching band. Im very excited for him and proud of him, he's been playing drums for years and this was his goal. My problem lies in summer band...

Hey y’all I’m knew here, dad of 2 boys. Is it just me or does it feel like dating as a single parent is nearly impossible? Trying to find someone who gets that you can’t make them the center of your universe because you have two little humans who depend you as well. I’ve been trying to get back...

Any advice on how the actual conversation to be with my child to say that my 'friend' is more? From reading around, my thoughts are talking about it separately with my child to ask what she thinks if my 'friend' is my girlfriend, what she thinks, questions and after a week of processing, having...

Just a vent because I am having a particularly rough day. My preK son had explosive diarrhea in the middle of Walmart. To make sure this is clear… it wasn’t In Walmarts bathroom but ironically in the TP aisle. He made a huge scene and had messy pants and of course this happened after I spent...

My ex-wife filed for divorce a year and a half ago. Neither of us cheated or did anything wrong, but our relationship wasn't working. We share 50/50 custody of our 5 year old son. Until now, I have always bragged about how well both of us have handled the divorce and custody issues. Last week...

Why does it seem so taboo? Why are we made to feel bad for seeking it? Edit: maybe taboo was the wrong word to use. It’s usually a point of contention

I just don’t know what to do… In October 2021, my estranged husband (we separated in July of 2021) cut his own throat and told me, “I told you that I couldn’t live without you.” He was lifeflighted to the hospital and survived. The day after Xmas, we found out that his 13 year old son had been...

Hello so yesterday my kids had this thing at the church, kinda a award thing for the youth group they are in, so I didn't plan on telling there mom because everytime she around the kids pretty much ignore the f*ck out of me So we go there and she randomly showed up guess the kids told her so I...

So I started eating as if it was my own meal and I was in a hurry and lo and behold, it only took three determined bites before the four year old interupted me, "Alright, alright, I'll eat it!" Hand it to him silently.

Today (Thanksgiving), I am grateful more than ever to be a Single Parent and away from that mess! Because every other Thanksgiving, before my exH/child’s donor left, I had to prepare Thanksgiving for 20+ people. By myself. For almost 2 decades. People (all his family) who were ungrateful...

Hi all. I (M,45) am approaching the 6-month mark with a woman (43) I've been dating exclusively since late January. We've met adult members of each others' families, and I met her son (14) last week. All of the meetings have gone really well, and our respective families have been very accepting...

Hi everyone, I find myself in a complicated situation and I'm seeking some advice and suggestions. It has been a year since my separation from my ex-husband, and for the past 8 months, I've been dating someone new. The co-parenting relationship with my ex is going well, and we have managed to...

Her father died 6 months ago. He had a massive stroke and laid, alone, in his condo, for 23 hours. We weren’t allowed to see him in the hospital, aside from several minutes that I insisted she be allowed to see her daddy. He responded to us and squeezed our hand, but then we were asked to...

I’m in a situation where I don’t know what is the right thing to do and I hear divided opinions around me. To summarize the story, about 13 years ago my Wife (now ex) moved from Peru to the United States with our 11 year old son and 7 year old daughter. She had family in the US. I stayed in Peru...

It was November 4th. I was pregnant with twins - a boy and a girl. My hubby was with me when I had the C-section a few days ago and we joked about naming them Oliver and Olivia. After naming them (Oskar and Opal, if ur wondering), we rested and stuff. Then he went to pick up our older two from...

Sorry if this isn’t formatted well, I’m on mobile. Hi, this is mostly a vent. so I (30F) officially ended things with my ex (34M, I’ll call him Aton) 4 months ago. We’d been having a rocky patch and while we were working on things I caught him cheating and said no more. Things didn’t end...

My(28f) son’s(6m) dad(28m) says I made it too difficult for him to see his son, Z, because I now live 30+ miles away from him. I personally think he’s spouting bullshit. Opinions? EDIT:: To add more background, I ended the relationship when my son was 5mo old. He was absent for a year and...

TLDR: graduate student looking for moms to help with her thesis research! Studying difficult childhood experiences (parent history) and parent/child outcomes. Anonymous survey, ~ 20 mins in length. TW: questions about childhood maltreatment may be distressing--feel free to 1) take breaks and...

I’m only 2 episodes in on Netflix, but it feels so so triggering. I was essentially going through this exact scenario about a year ago and got a lucky break, but f**k I cried so hard after the first episode. Would love to know if anyone else had the same reaction, or even send some love this way.