Confessions of a Single Mum -

When I was married we lived next to an elderly couple who where darn spritely for their 90+ years. They had been married since their teens and apart from his time in the army, they never spent time apart. They also never had children. What they did have was routine. Monday evenings if I was pegging out the washing I would smell the fish cooking and see the neighbours cats lining up by their gate. Even the cats knew Monday night was fish treat night for them. So Monday was fish night, Tuesday was wash day Friday was shopping day and so on it went and always had been. I would marvel at their ability to stick to a routine and also silently laughed how boring their life must be to be so stuck in a routine.

Apparently My Kids Will Be Less Intelligent?

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So it appears that because scientists have done an experiment with mice the Daily Mail is now reporting that children brought up by two parents are more intelligent because they develop more brain cells than children brought up by one parent. Way to go Daily Mail in demoralising the children of single parent families and angering the single parents. Its thoughtless reports like this that fuel the medias sweeping interpretation that all single parents are bad and now children of single parents are bad too.

Online Dating Interview – Claire

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As you know I have done more than my fair share of internet dating. So much so I have a dating section on here with my online dating site recommendations and what to and not to do’s. This is all very well but you are probably wanting some proof that all this online dating stuff actually works. This week I caught up with Claire who recently got in touch to tell me about her recent online dating experience. Claire very kindly sat still long enough for me to ask her some questions.

Bon The Forgetful Cat

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Bon the Cat

This is Bon. She will be celebrating her 1st birthday later this week along with her sister Simba. Although the sisters were born from the same litter and have been brought up the same I doubt you could not get two cats so completely opposite to each other. In Bon’s defence she was the runt of the litter and will never be as big as her chunky sister but she has another uniqueness about her that just makes her her but also drives up completely up the wall. She’s

Prom Diddly Um Pom Pom

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And breathhhhhhhhh….. At last the prom/ball has been and gone. Prom day started early in our house due to my daughter being a tad excited and unable to sleep past 5am. I was awake too with my recurring nightmare that I hadn’t ironed her dress keeping me from falling back to sleep. I had ironed the dress a week ago and then again a few days ago and yet again the night before but when I slept my brain kept playing tricks on me.

Busy Busy Busy

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As the corks pop, glasses clink and fireworks light up around the country , we all wished each other a happy New Year. Some made resolutions and some made secret wishes for a better year. Though as in most things you should be careful what you wish for. All that only seems like yesterday but already were over a quarter of the way through the year. And what busy year it is proving to be. Nothing major is happening to me but the children’s Dad is moving house and some how my garage has got filled up and sleeping plans have all changed whilst its happening. My eldest has exams , ball, leaving date , new college to start ..hang on ..she has the date she leaves secondary school. Surely not,

Life as Two Halves

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When a couple first divorces they are given lots of advice about keeping things civil with the ex-partner for the children. And other things like how that they should not to put the other partner down in front of the children. But there is something that I am now noticing that I wasn’t warned about or even thought about all those years ago as I signed the divorce papers. It’s how different parenting styles affect the children.

To Chore or Not to Chore

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I am having a bit of a dilemma in my head, well nothing new there as I am always over thinking everything. I know its old news but I went self-employed many years ago for many reasons. The main reason was so that I could work when I could and rest when M.E is rearing its ugly head. But one of the other reasons was so that I was home more for the children. Being divorced, and on fairly good terms with their Dad, does mean I actually only see them half of the week.

So It Seems Single Parents Aren’t to Blame Afterall

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Yesterday on Facebook a pie chart along with a rant caused a bit or a stir. Nothing new there really, what with Thatcher passing away and bedroom tax and all the other cuts starting to take affect, there is a lot of slanging matches going on there. This pie chart caught my eye and I got in contact with poster.

As a parent I am use to most things being my fault. If it rains, according to my teen, its my fault. If they miss their tv programme , again its my fault. If tea is ‘awful’ its my fault, ok maybe that one is, but you get the jist of it. As well as all that most things in the economic climate, at some point, gets blamed on the single parents of the world. Its our fault the benefits system is in the state its in apparently.

Well for once someone, Jon, has stood up and said hang on these are the figures.

Prom…Ball…big posh school thingy

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We are on fifth year ball ….or prom …whatever you call it were on count down in my house. 3 weeks to go and I am sure that will speed by. We sort of started the count down over a year ago when last years ball was going on and my daughter was keen to watch them go in to the venue as she knew a few of them but more importantly she wanted dress ideas. She rather surprised me by knowing exactly what she wanted. I of course cant give any details away and sworn to complete secrecy.

Dating Use to be a Doddle

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Dating when you were in nursery group was a doddle. You smiled at a boy, he ran away and that was is it, he was your boyfriend and you his girlfriend. Love lasted till you smiled at another boy and he decided digging for worms was far more interesting than girls.

Dating in the infant class was much the same as nursery. It was as quick, as fickle and as cute.

Lead By Example

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I am sure the older I am getting the more whiny I am getting. I am a happy old sole really and nothing really phases me that much as I was brought up on a diet of ’oh well lets get on with it’. I was taught at a very young age that life will always chuck you more than you think you can handle but somehow you will always emerge through it the other end ready to take on the next task. But I am at a loss at much of the modern day. Not the gadgets and gizmo’s as I’m not that old thank you . Its