Shout out to Single Mums - Real Mum story on MoM

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Last week I had to be a single parent for a week and I want to give a big shout out to those who already do it – boy it’s full on. My husband was away for work in another country so not even contactable with time differences and all of my regular baby sitting support were either away, sick or working themselves. It was the first week of school holidays and i also had to work myself as it was booked a long time ago. I survied the week but super tired by the end of it and sure was glad when hubby arrived home. I know that they saying being a single parent is hard work and I agree there is noone to give you a break when you want to go and do things above and beyond to have any form of a social life after hours or on the weekends if you can’t get a baby sitter. So hats off to you. Although being a parented parent we too get very little time alone as you use the other parent to help when the other has commitments so we too don’t get a lot of weekends off but still doing everything with only two hands from sun up to sun down – exhausting!

Posted by Frugal Fun Mum, 9th October 2013

10 Comments

- - mom57522 said
  - 08 Jan 2015
    11:17 am
Being a single parent would be a tough gig.

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Jan 2015
    2:01 am
yes it can be full on with two parents around so i have so much respect for the single mums out there

- - meimei said
  - 24 May 2014
    8:13 pm
Yes, looking after the houshold by one’s self is very tiring and litle recognised at times. It is hard work, but for all the correct reasons.

- - rachaelchara said
  - 23 May 2014
    9:36 pm
I agree it would be difficult.

- - alioop said
  - 08 Apr 2014
    8:57 pm
Thank you. I’m a single mum and it is exhausting. But like anything there’s good and bad parts to it x

- - yyon4699 said
  - 31 Mar 2014
    4:35 pm
you are very sweet.

- - jodie80 said
  - 18 Mar 2014
    6:48 pm
you poor little mummy.

- - kathryn said
  - 10 Oct 2013
    11:18 am
I agree – I don’t know how single mums do it!. Had hubby sick this week and so had to do everything myself with my usual supports either away or sick as well. I agree, hats off to single mums

- - sanjipanj said
  - 09 Oct 2013
    4:22 pm
Thank you, I fell into that category, had 3 children within 3 & a half yrs by the time I was 22. Whilst it was hard work at times it was also lots of fun. I want to say think you for thinking us single mums. I wish you all the best
- mom172741 replied
  
  18 Jul 2016 , 9:29 am
  I was a single mum by 22 with 3 children under 4 and it was really tough. I look back and think what a fruit cake I was back then, from being so exhausted all the time. My youngest just turned 20 yesterday and I look at them and am so proud of the young people they are and of myself for bringing up these magnificent people single handedly. I married a few years ago now and am glad I can share some of this parent pride with some one.