single parents

I really wish there was more pandemic assistance in place for single parents. We’ve really been left out here on our own and I don’t think it’s been talked about enough. Between the loss of all control over our own schedules due to unexpected closings and protocols, constant exposure to our...

Preface - Ex and I split Valentine's 2017. She went back to her ex after being with me for 7 years. She tried to get me to sign over my daughter right away and pay child support, the whole 9. That did not happen. We are now on good terms and get along really well, co-parenting is pretty decent...

Are you a divorced or separated parent with children aged 3-18? If so, we need your help! We are recruiting parents to join our advisory board, which involves a one-time, 2-2.5 hour Zoom call. The goal will be to inform the creation of the podcast to make it as relevant for families as...

Crazy to think that my POS “partner” drove a few meters drunk 6 years ago leading to him getting driving licence confiscated > losing job > moving abroad > 1 year prison. He never did anything else wrong in his life. And I knew about the DUI when I met him 4 years ago (I wish I could go back in...

So wife (soon ex) went off the deep end, in rehab now but I give her a year tops, so with that I currently have full custody of our 3 daughters (5,7,10). In our apartment building there is a single (at least unmarried) mom with a couple girls and our daughters go to the same school, play after...

My coparent is so frustrating. We are going through a custody battle, and she is so unreasonable with agreeing to a schedule. We have been 50/50 since we broke up, but sometime a few months ago, the mom decided she can't go more than 2 days without seeing the kid. So none of the standard 50/50...

I just need to rant. I love being a mom. I love taking care of my son. Don’t get me wrong but no one tells you how lonely it is. I’m not looking for sympathy I just need to vent. I am a single parent of one. Not by choice, but the father was an A.H. And left me to do it alone. I was fine with...

I feel like I take care of everyone all the time. I plan all the trips and activities and crafts and holidays and gifts. Every camping trip and every vacation is all me. My ex and I still travel as a family with our son. I love that we can do that for him but I do everything. My bff is in school...

This is mostly a vent post. For those of you who haven't followed me: tl:dr is that Mother (now ex wife) decided one drunken day to try to arrange a kidnapping assault (i would argue murder). cops laughed it off. I self reported CPS, and they took it seriously. For two years I have been a...

This is a bit of a long one so sorry in advance, I think I just need some outside perspective as I don't know what to think anymore. Background... I've been with my bf for two years and he has two boys from a previous relationship that broke down about 3 and a half years ago. When we first met...

I just would like some advice on what to do when one parent abandons the child after 7.5 years, without even saying goodbye? I just can’t keep giving my son hope if there is none. Dad quit his job and lost his house so I can’t even find him in person to confront him about the situation. I know...

40f w/ two kids (14,7). Divorced/separated 6 years. Followed by a 3 year relationship that ended about 15 months ago with an emotionally abusive man who was 15 years older. It was a toxic relationship and I’ve been spending the last year trying to figure how not to make the same mistakes and...

My child’s father is demanding through email to see his son now after not communicating with me to see h for 2 months. Here is some insight, we were engaged, while I was pregnant he got so enraged one day and assaulted me while I was pregnant, threw things in my face while pregnant but I still...

I'm a single dad of a 5 yr old . I won sole custody of him when he was like 16 months old from his mother in court . She has like 4 other kids wit this dude who use to beat her ass all the time . And after my son was born he beat her up like 3 different times in front of my son . So like I went...

Hi everyone, my friend and I are working on a product to help parents of babies make their lives easier, and would love your input. We know shopping for your baby's needs can be hectic, but don't believe it has to be. If you guys could fill out a brief survey we could better cater our product to...

On whim I decided to look. It's been months since he decided we weren't worth it. Not that he doesn't love our son, he just doesn't love me. I was wrong for wanting him to be responsible. The thing is he lives about 9 hours away. Our son is 7 months old. He is about to start child...

I don’t know how much longer I can do this. I have been a single parent for 3 years now. I have a 2 year old and a 7 year old. The terrible twos are killing me. The 7 year old is acting out too. Yesterday he said he was playing “ blues clues” and put about 8 or 9 hot sauce hand prints on various...

After initial hello, hello and basic q she asked me in a cold manner do I think I'm capable to take care of my three kids and then I got report from her where she quoted me out of context and when I read this I felt like total shit. I'm taking care of them for a whole year alone. I expected a...

This was last night. I picked him up from his father’s family on Monday morning after he was quarantined there for two weeks. (He was sick and so were the other family members.) We have a small apartment, but I have a huge office. I have his Xbox set up in one of the office rooms that I use...

I love being a mom to my baby boy but I really would love to not have as many responsibilities that entails with the single parent title. Like how do y’all get time to clean your house? I try with my son and he destroys a different area. Note: he’s only gonna be 2 in September. I have no...