I've got my 2 year old daughter for just five days while my wife is away on business, and it's not easy! I'm no inexperienced dad either; I've been staying home with her at least once a week her whole life. Anyway, I can only imagine the sacrifices you single parents make to keep it up day after day, for years on end. My hat is off to you.
2006-09-11 05:32:06 · 15 answers · asked by rainfingers 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
First of all hats off to you for recognizing the hard work that is involved. A Lot of men have a hard time realizing that.
Its not easy... time, patience and alot of planning and organization! :)
2006-09-11 05:38:08 · answer #1 · answered by Tyana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a single mother to 9 month old twins and it is really hard work; but I have the complete support of my family. My sister, who is the best aunt on earth, and I live together with the kids and we really do kind of parent them together. There are days when I feel at my wit's end, but at the end of the day I'm always grateful that these babies have come into my life. I actually find myself a more patient and peaceful person since I've become a mom. Their father is nowhere in the picture, so it's just me and my family. People always say it must be hard with twins, but most don't know that I'm also a single mom so I can't even imagine what their response would be then! 8^)
Kudos to you for recognizing how hard it is some days!! Best of luck and enjoy every precious moment with your daughter!!!
2006-09-11 07:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by heatherle74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thnak you. I have 2 kids.....when my 8 yr old daughter was born, i stayed single and did not date for 5 yrs as i wanted to put everything i had into my daughter. I did not want to complaciate things by mixing a boyfriend into the mix. I know have a boyfriend who we live with and me and my boyfriend have a 7 month old son together and techinally, i am a single mother cuz even though i live with my sons dad, i raise both kids 99 percent of the time and hardly have no break cuz my boyfriend owns his own business and works 12-14 hours a day.. I will not have another kid cuz 2 is just enough and i want my life back...eventually. My daughter is well behaved but when she gets all bratty with me occasionally, she gets no allowance for that week...so far, so good. I am trying to raise my daughter to be nice and respectful of others, etc and i will do the same to my son. I do get tired of the same old rountine day after day(I even posted a question on it) but i made my bed and now i have 2 kids that i am responsible for, I can not change it so i need to be a good mom and help them be the best they can be. My mom died 5 days before my son came into the world and it was very suddenly. Me and my daughter were so close to her as me and my daughter lived with my parents for the first 5 years of my daughter's life so i have to be there and support my daughter when she gets "down" about her nana which has been once a week now. I just have to raise my kids and hopefuklly they will respect me when they are older
2006-09-11 05:40:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Single parenting is the toughest and most rewarding job in the world. My daughter and I became a "family" after my divorce when she was five. She's now a med student at USC. All you can do is what you can do...and set parameters on behavior. Kids want boundaries and if they aren't set, the child will be running the house. Many a night I made a healthy dinner for my daughter when she was young and I had little money - and my dinner was "what she left on the plate"...and it was worth every long, struggling, loving second!
2006-09-11 05:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by SUZI S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dad, you know when you truly love your kids, you begin to see it's not a sacrifice but an act of love. Maybe at the time when as a parent you're (usually) young, but as you get older you realize how much you should have enjoyed the moment. Hang in there dad, you do learn to juggle as a single parent. God Bless
2006-09-11 05:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started doing it with a lot of help, now not so much. Every once in a while I can get my parents to babysit and I will go out but no all the time. Her other grandparents watch her while I am at work. Other than that she is all mine, all the time. It takes a lot of patience and a lot of effort and understanding. But I do get it done.
Thanks
2006-09-11 05:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by Princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a single mother but a stay at home mom and I count down the minutes until my husband gets home so I can get a break! I'd go crazy if I was single. It's very hard work.
2006-09-11 05:36:15 · answer #7 · answered by Alison 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a single mother, working full time and going to school full time, with a 6 year old. You would do anything for your kid! They are the best thing that can happen to anybody. Do things together, they are much more fun, and cherish every moment with your child. You will turn around and he/she will be grown. Don't miss out on it.
2006-09-11 07:35:51 · answer #8 · answered by Jackson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks - mostly I have great people who help and are understanding. I work full time, and have the most awesome woman babysitting my child all week. And on occasion, when I need to go somewhere to do some shopping or something that I know it would be very difficult to take my daughter with me, she's got grandparents who are very happy to watch her for a couple hours. I am very lucky.
2006-09-11 07:26:45 · answer #9 · answered by angelbaby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you. It is very hard work but well worth the benefits. Most people (who have not been one) do not understand the sacrifices we make as single parents. Thank you again for your kind jesture. That really made my day.
2006-09-11 05:39:07 · answer #10 · answered by surfer grl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋