Parenting Hats
Parenting is hard. All kinds of parenting: stay-at-home, working, single, step, co-parenting, no matter how you spin it, parenting is hard. When I started this journey, I never thought I would become a single parent. I've learned a lot along the way. 1. Single parenting is lonely. Sometimes it feels like it's me and my kids against the world. I have a wonderful village raising my kids with me, but sometimes, I still feel alone. When I feel that way, I reach out to other single moms. Sometimes we acknowledge each other's struggles and sympathize in solidarity, and other times we bolster one another up. Either way, it's a good way to feel less alone. 2. It is what it is. It may sound flippant or dismissive, but it's not. It's the key to acceptance. Self-imposed guilt is 90% of what has made single parenting so hard for me. I so wanted my kids to grow up with that perfect family experience. Divorce left me with this feeling of indebtedness to my kids for taking ...
