Kate & Emily

I'm a single parent to 2 children aged nearly 6 and 3. I split up with my husband about a year now and am starting to feel more adjusted to my new life.

I am university educated and work for the NHS. On the whole I'm a positive person who enjoys life! It would be great to meet other single parents who live nearby.

I am starting to think about the prospect of holidays and think it would be fun to meet other like minded people to go away with in future... in the mean time any kind of groups or activities (or just coffee and the swings) would be great!

Hope to hear from you soon

Jane

Hello to all,just joined the forum and to not be ghost user with no posts will post some USELESS joke :) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Smoking in the Rain" Two old ladies were waiting for a bus and one of them was smoking a cigarette. It started to rain, so the old lady reached into her purse, took out a condom, cut off the tip and slipped it over her cigarette and continued to smoke. Her friend saw this and said, "Hey that's a good idea!

Thank you, thank you - what an excellent site which actually hits exactly on the issues that I (and I am guessing many others) are living through and bravely facing on a daily basis. I split from my XH 2 years ago and am now raising 2 delightful boys (4 and 6) myself. We have arranged for daddy to see them every other weekend which is working well and the drop offs and collections seem to go smoothly. The boys appear to be thriving - which I am mightly proud of. I am finding being a single mum much less painful than being in the awful relationship I was living with but..

This morning I shall be on the wireless banging on about making merry inside whilst the weather is so vile outside. Before I get you up to your elbows in cutting pasting and paper mache here are a couple of bigger thoughts for the weekend for you to mull on ……Whether you are with your children this holiday season or if they are away. For some reason wet weather needs planning , probably because it makes most of us feel on the flat and mis side, but the consequence of this vibe spontaneous fun just happens less .

I have been through a lot over the years from a nervous breakdown with two visits to the Priory in one year; was made redundant; domestic and mental abuse; gave birth to twins nearly loosing my house which I managed to save at the eleventh hour; All in the space of 18 months! and now going through 4 year divorce which started the same year the girls were born. But thanks to you - even though there are bad days I still feel there is hope.