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How to cope with loneliness as a single parent

Most of the time, I would describe myself as happy and fulfilled in my role as a single parent. I live for the daily hugs, the butterfly kisses and the sweet just-before-bedtime snuggles. Coping with loneliness as a single parent...

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10 Things single mums want married mums to know

It is normal for women to compare themselves to others. Single mums and married mums may appear to be very different and in many ways we are. But, we all have that crazy 4pm time-slot where our children turn into...

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How to find your parenting village

We weren’t designed to do parenting alone and that is why being a single mum is the hardest thing you will ever do. At 21, I was a single mother living on the pension, who had to go bankrupt. While...