Testimonies: Being a single mom 16 Articles

by Ilandra Retief

Signal second time moms How difficult it is to raise a child and have one on the way. May people think it is easy but come to think about it it is harder then it looks. Trying to get one child out of diapers before the ...read more

by Thunderponi

I'm a single parent, not because I wanted to be but because I ended up that way. But I'm sure I can find many instances where I contributed to this situation. The first time I was a single parent, I ran away from a dangero...read more

by Bev Maher

I am a single mother to a beautiful teenage girl.Life has certainly been a learning curb,in fact a huge roller coaster ride.Being single was not something i envisaged whilst growing up and i certainly never expected to be ...read more

by K8

I am a "Single Parent' so to speak, although I do not like that term. I prefer to think that I am more than a single mother, I play many roles as the sole provider of my son. The fact that i am single has nothing to do wit...read more

by Caroline Walker

I have officially been a single mother for a year but if I'm honest I felt like one for the whole of my marriage. We separated into two sides; myself and the children and on the other side, my husband. He worked and social...read more

by Kara Fisher

Trying to cope with a sick child I was a naive 18 year old with dreams bigger than the sky. I became a mother and an adult all at the same time. My first child, Gaige, was always a little quiet and withdrawn. He seem...read more

by Rockeia Singleton

Being a single mother where to begin. Well I have two wonderful beautiful kids that I have taken care of all alone. Their father was not much of a supporter to them even when he was around. He always cared more about what ...read more

by Aditi Champa

I am single again, well, not exactly, I am now single with two children. What a relief! For the first time, in a very long time, I feel so free. I no longer feel the need to be in a relationship with a man in order to e...read more

by Amanda Mather

7pm screams and cries and mommy nooooo! I had my first date and I was damn determined to go on it. 2 years I sat at home with my little man! I only work 16 hours the weekends. I get in the car all dressed up and read...read more

by Denise Robertson

Being a Single Mom can be liberating and frustrating and scary. We came from many different origins to our place at the table of single parents. Some chose Motherhood without paternal participation, some of us had our...read more

by CaCee Walsh

It was 1:01 PM, November 1st, 1999, in Northshore Regional Hospital after 12 hours of slowly mounting pain and boredom followed by 30 minutes of frantic activity and pushing, my world turned upside down and I was changed f...read more

by Geri Deskin

I am a single Mother of a beautiful little girl. She means the world to me. There is nothing I would not do for her. Her father is not in her life at all. I fear that one day it might cause problems with her. I do the best...read more

by Mindy Hunt

To be a single mom is to be strong, beautiful, courageous, eager, smart, and quick-thinking. You don't get much sleep, nor much time for yourself. There's the 12 AM bad dreams and the 3 AM cries for a ba ba. There are t...read more

by Carol Wohlfeil

I've often wondered why mothers without parenting partners were so christened "single moms" when, in truth, what they are is "double parents." And if the term "single" is to imply marital status, then a large group of thes...read more

by Francesca Sciberras

Many people have different opinions on single mothers good or even bad, especially those of a young age....teenage mums!. I am a teenage mother, this though does not affect my skills as a loving parent, i may only still be...read more

by Kimberly Demucha

Parenting was I have to admit the most rewarding thing I personally have done in my life. I raised my son alone. He lived with me till he was 24. But by giving so much of myself to my son.When my son married. I lost him t...read more