Should single mothers celebrate Father’s Day? Some say yes; others say no. Most, I should imagine, don’t much care. Yesterday an article by me, entitled Why I’m celebrating MYSELF on Father’s Day (and all of my fellow single mums should be too) was published on Good To Know. I think I made Read more…
I’ve had a few conversations lately that have seen me bite my lip, take a deep breath and rise above it. As a single mother, I can often find myself doing that; it’s easier and more harmonious to just rise above it, than to enter into a debate. I’m well Read more…
This Sunday was Father’s Day; you might have noticed. We don’t really celebrate Father’s Day in this house; S doesn’t have a father in her life, and my dad died almost eleven years ago. That said, I’m a big fan of the concept of the Double Parent and the Read more…
S has been on holidays from nursery, which means two weeks stuck at home with Mummy. Neither of us has been enthralled by this prospect, if I’m honest. Being self employed means I can’t really take two weeks off so most of S’s nap times and my evenings are spent Read more…
On The Wright Stuff the other morning they were discussing Ian Duncan-Smith’s latest plan, to cap Child Benefit for people who have more than two children. A lady called in saying that “single mothers are the biggest problem, they have as many children as they like, nobody caps their benefit.” Read more…