Single parenting

That's a tough one. I ended up single after my first 2 kids. I was lucky and had wonderful parents that helped with everything. Now, I have an almost 1 year old, my fiancee is an OTR truck driver currently-not home much, and mom & dad are an hour away. I'm going back to work($$ is getting real tight lol)and I'm stressing over daycare. I don't mind it, but I want to get back to being a police officer, and have no clue what shift I'll be stuck with, nights would be perfect, but no guarantees. But I'm just worried if I don't get an overnight shift how I'll work out daycare. I think daycare and money issues are probably the number one problems for single parents.

i have a 4 year old that i have been raising on my own, then i have a 3 month old with my current boyfriend. i think the hardest part of being a single parent is just getting a chance to take a deep breathe now and then. that is why i love mommy time!!

Having time to yourselve. That is the hardest part to me but, I love my children so I wouldn't trade it for the world. God Bless

Hi I am a single parent and i have 2 children, my youngest is 6 and my eldest is 8. I think that i find it hard when sometimes i grow to be frustrated and i have no one that i can turn to about the way that i feel. I find it a struggle to balance working because i have to pay the bills But i will say that i have a fantastic support system around me that helps me alot so i am able to go out and work. I find it hard when i dont know the answer to something that the children have asked me But to be honest i love being a single parent as i am so close to my children. I would not change the time that i have with them for the world

My mom's a single mom.. she never married my dad. So she's been raising me alone for 19 years and I turned out just fine. It's really hard work, kudos and good luck to you.

my sister is a single mom and she gives her kids the world. she ony has one job bt if they need anything she'll spend her last to get it.

The thing to remember is knowing when to ask for help. I was a single mom a while back, I am happily married now, but I remember what it is like. I had to learn when to ask for help.

The hardest part of being a single parent is no support in the discipline. There's no breaks, there's no time off. You are mom and dad. You have to be soft and hard, and provider and nurturer, it's so hard, and the only reason I got through and my son is good, is because I read Dare to Discipline, he would be a heathen otherwise. I was skeptical at first, but that's a good book and makes total sense. Old book but still effective, people rave about how good my son is, and that's how it should be, he's not bruised or beaten either, consistency is key.