Comments on: Mindfulness and Single Parenting

By: TeenDad

TeenDad — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:04:12 +0000

I’m now 19 and experiencing being a dad. I must say although it feels good it’s still hard. I knew it wouldn’t be easy but to be honest, the hard part is having to balance time. My daughter is great and makes managing her never dreadful. -Teen dad

By: AMH

AMH — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:52:16 +0000

As the product of a single parent home I have to say that we struggled but got through it all with a lot of love and support not only for one another but also from a lot of fantastic friends and relatives. It is as if the whole family came together to help us and it made such a difference. perhaps we should all be so mindful of helping others going through these same things and pitch in to help whenever we know that we have the chance to do so.

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:51:00 +0000

I do not think that there is anyone out there who necessarily aspires to become a single parent but for so many families it happens when it is least expected. i do think that we need to be prepared for this situation and for those of us who are already there, do as much research and reading as we can to make sure that our children continue to get the love and care that they need while going through something as traumatic as this.

By: Keli

Keli — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:33:55 +0000

Being a single parent is tough! It is one job that I can honestly and openly say that I hope I never have.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:35:32 +0000

My mother raised 5 kids on her own when my dad died and I know she did the best she could under the circumstances of not having much money or help. I did not realize how hard it was for her until i grew up and had a child of my own.

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:02:07 +0000

I am a single parent with full custody of my three children because my wife left me for another man and decided she liked that life better than ours. I am so bitter and I know that there are days when I completely take this out on my children. Please hear me out- I do not hit them or take it out on them physically, but I know that I can come across as very rough and tough verbally and when I take a step back and take a good look at the situation I know that this is just as bad. But there are times when I just do not know where to turn. I feel overworked, overwhelmed, and underappreciated. Never mind the fact that I know that I feel like less of a man because my wife chose another man over me. I can only imagine how the kids feel, knowing their mom left them for a stranger- that she fell for him and fell out of love with them. I have tried talking with the preacher at church and he tells me turn it all over to God, and while that is a lovely idea, I am so sorry to say that does not always effectively help me to make it through every day. I just need to know what to do.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:19:37 +0000

While there is no longer such a social stigma for being a part of a single parent family, there are certainly ramifications for the children as well as the parent. This can often be a financial nightmare, almost too much for any one person to take on yet there are people out there doing it every day. I feel like there is very little emotional support for single parents as well, and that is why you will often hear stories of them being so stressed out. I would be too if I were having to raise a family on my own. I applaud the efforts of these single parents, the ones who are doing the right things and all that they have to do to make sure that their kids are healthy and well adjusted in this often maladjusted world.

By: Johnna

Johnna — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:15:06 +0000

You are right about being a single parent and the guilt that I feel over this. I hate that my child is missing out on having his father around but I made that choice and now I have to do the best that I can with that. I do everything that I can to provide a safe and stable home for my son and that is what it is all about for me.