Just wondering.Have a great day everyone:)
2007-09-05 07:17:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
It's a delicate balance. You have to know when to ask for help and when to take a break for "me" time. Keeping in mind that my kids are the single most important thing in the world makes it worth the struggle.
2007-09-05 07:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a single mom and the only way I can handle everything is with the help of my parents. Without my mom watching my daughter during the day I would have to pay almost $700 more a month in childcare, which I can't even imagine doing! And they also help make ends meet when I don't have enough money for groceries or new shoes for the baby. Other than that - quiet time at night, some good friends to call, and seeing a happy kid every day make it all worth while!
2007-09-05 14:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Proudly, yes I am a single working mom. I have an amazing 6 year old daughter and a wonderful 4 year old son. I've come to realize that laundry will always be there tomorrow (although it may be a larger load ), the dishes only truely take 2 seconds to throw in the dishwasher, and there is ntohign wrong with scrambled eggs and waffles for dinner. My children are my top priority, sometimes my house is not "company clean" but if it comes down to vacuuming or reading to my son better believe I'm grabbing the book! I'm self sufficient, I work hard both as a mommy and as an employee, but my children do NOT go without. The hardest part is balancing the time I'm at work with the time I'm with them. There are 2 main things I keep in mind. A: My children will never feel the blunt end of being in a single family household they will be loved triple :) and B: Reward myself... because I'm doing a hell of a job...
2007-09-05 16:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sugar 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a single mom with three kids ages 14, 12, and 9.
I work full time and still am able to run my household. How do I do it?? With much planning.
My kids are at the age when they can now stay home alone. I start my day off at 5am by getting my self up and getting into the shower. When I get out I wake up my teenage daughter so she can start getting ready. At that same time I wake up my 12 year old son so he can start getting ready. I go downstairs get myself ready iron my youngest daughters clothes and mine. I get dressed go back upstairs wake up my youngest daughter so she can start getting ready. By this time it's about 6:45 and I need to get my son off to the bus stop. I take him. Come back home. Get my daughters hair combed, make my lunch and my boyfriends lunch. When that is done I make sure my youngest is sitting down eating breakfast. Now it's about 7:05 I get my boyfriend up so he can get ready for his day I take off to take my oldest daughter to school and my boyfriend takes my youngest to school.
I'm at work by 7:30. I get off of work at 4:30pm, go pick up my oldest from cheer leading practice go home do some excersice downstairs while the kids work on their homework. Start dinner around 6pm. Get the kids all fed by 7:30. Have them take their showers and the two older kids get their clothes ready for the next day. Do the dishes pick up the house and get a load in the washer. Get the kids to bed by 8:30 (yes even the teenager). Put the load in the washer in the dryer.
By that time my boyfriend has come home from work. I make his plate and warm it in the microwave. He eats in the frontroom and we watch the 9 o'clock news. Put the clothes from the dryer away and I'm in bed by 10:30.
Start my day over again. Whew... I'm tired thinking about it!
LOL But it's not bad because I've been doing this for 7 years now.
2007-09-05 18:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by Valentina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was for 9 yrs and it was hard . Had to end up getting 2 jobs cause my ex hubby was useless . everytime I called him for something for the kids such as shoes,clothes and school supplies he never had any money and yet he was living in a 400,000.00 house with a new wife and her kids . Well her kids dad was a dr and they were living off the kids child support . A real bunch of winners !!! so yeah it was very hard . My handling it was 2 jobs.!!!
2007-09-05 14:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i seriously do not knoe how i would cope It would be impossible for me to be living alone pay daycare and rent at the same time, it goes over my salary!
2007-09-05 14:22:47 · answer #6 · answered by Carla 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't.
2007-09-05 16:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋