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| SPEDA Single Parent Employment Discrimination Act |
| 2009-11-30 22:29:00 |
Please view and sign the following petition. If you have had enough, as I have in the employment arena as a Single Parent, please show your support and help me advocate for Single Parent rights. I have put together this petition in hopes of making a change. Every big change in the world had a person with a grandiose,hair-brained idea behind it. As they say, "Well behaved women rarely make history." (or as Laurel Thatcher Ulrich said)Online petition - Single Parent Employment Discrimination Act SPEDA...
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| The Forgotten Minority |
| 2009-11-29 20:06:00 |
I want you to imagine yourself taking care of three children by yourself for a minute, which usually entails the rare skill of being able to tie a shoe, eat a bagel, hold a baby, type and talk on the phone all at once. You are the sole provider, however right now, times are tough and well? You are not providing very well. The collectors are calling and everyone is tired of Ramen noodles. You thumb through the wanted ads in the classifieds and apply to nearly every job you’re barely eligible for. While on the phone to set up an interview, you escape into the bedroom and close the door while your two boys punch each other’s lights out and the baby wails and bangs on the door. It’s not that you’re trying to be mean. You feel bad. It’s just that you really don’t want to mess this ...
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| Single Parent Discrimination |
| 2009-04-16 20:04:00 |
Warning!! This blog may contain several politically incorrect remarks. Please find another blog to read if you consider yourself a politically correct person (the irony is,that I am a Political Science Major.) Nice eh?I have a few beefs and couple of bones to pick when it comes to the general treatment of Single Parents in this country (and I'm sure abroad.)Are we lesser beings? Ever feel as though you are at the bottom of the Sociotype Totem Pole? And why?? Because we believe the bull that we are fed. The fact is, we work twice as hard as most families...The DINK's (Double Income No Kids),the Married with Children Types, Religiously Married with Children Types,or those whom are simply too Chic for kids! There are many more Sociotypes of course but these are the ones that really bug me!It'...
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| The Losers Train |
| 2009-01-06 10:38:00 |
Ever feel like you are perpetually stuck on a ride that you really would like to get off of? I have. Ever get the feeling that your life closely resembles that of a Hamster in a Cage? Me too.Problem is,sometimes you don't know how to exit.What I am referring to is the 'Losers', you know who I'm talking about. You know the type. Come and go as they please.Can't hold a job. Prefer sleeping their car,or at your pad rather than 'wasting money on rent'? Sound familiar?Maybe I'm kidding myself and I am the only one stuck in this diabolical amusement park designed specifically for my eternal misery.I highly doubt it though. I have met so many women with the same story.And why do these guys prey on single mothers? Why hurt our children? It is the most selfish,careless,insensitive thing I have ever...
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| "I know what it's like,because my husband is never home" |
| 2008-12-11 13:00:00 |
You know,when others try to compare their lives to yours,it gets a teensy-bit annoying. There is absolutely no comparison on God's Green Earth,for a single mother to a married mother. So,if you are married and reading this? It is offensive to tell another single parent that you understand their strife because your counter-part is gone a lot of the time.There is money coming in for one, you get to spend holidays together and your child HAS a Daddy!!!(or Mother,in the opposite case) And even though they may not be around much,at least when they ar...
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| Single Mother,Creator of Miracles |
| 2008-05-09 10:45:00 |
ParentingSingle Mother, Creator of MiraclesBy MICHAEL WINERIPPublished: July 29, 2007In West Windsor, N.J., a single mother with four children shares her story of finding ways to keep her family self-sufficient and purposeful....
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| Rising above "The Ex" |
| 2008-05-06 09:32:00 |
This is a big toughy for most of us, rising above "The Ex", that is. It’s so tempting to remind them of “what went wrong” or “who was to blame”. The most important thing to remember when communicating with your Ex is, it really doesn’t matter. It’s not relevant(none of it is)and therefore should not ever be discussed. I know what you are thinking, “But they are the ones who bring it up”, “He/She is the one who starts it”, right? As difficult as this may sound, let them! Let them start it, talk about it, put you down,push your buttons ...whatever. The key is biting your tongue and sometimes you have to bite real hard, so hard it hurts. The more you do this, however, the less painful it is. It does get easier and will eventually become second nature. I am not saying ...
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| How to Beat the Childcare Blues |
| 2008-04-25 23:41:00 |
Guilt is the number one ingredient when it comes to leaving the care of our children to someone else. So many worries…”What if my baby becomes attached to them?” is a big concern. I have known more than one instance where friendships were actually severed over this. It is difficult to come home and realize your child doesn’t want to go home with you or says they “love” their babysitter and maybe they even miss them when they are not there. Although it’s a tough pill to swallow, remember it’s better for your children to be somewhere they are they are happy and content...with someone they trust and enjoy! We already suffer enough and so do they, being away from each other so much, so let them be happy! Better for them to be attached to their childcare provider t...
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| What's New with SPIN? |
| 2008-04-20 14:19:00 |
I have feared,since I got sick,that my group was becoming unstable and in 'scientific' terms,disappearance by way of osmosis was just around the corner.We had to start pulling together and fast! So,yesterday we all got together for a Potluck at the Park! It was pretty productive and fun too! (Aside from having my eyeballs exfoliated from the serious wind!) We tackled first, the topic of The Child Care Co-op and I feel that we have solidified how it will structurally work.Sign-ups were handed out and we should begin in full swing as soon as I get the applications back!In essence, here's how it will work... Once the applications are back,a Directory will be compiled and 5 dollars (or hours) worth of 'Funny Money' will be alloted to each parent. The parents can then,use their 'hours' for ...
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| How I manage to be a Single Parent battling Breast Cancer |
| 2008-04-06 19:02:00 |
Sometimes when I lay down with Azalia(my 1 year old daughter), she likes to lay her head on my chest. And she's not very gentle about it...it's more like someone dropping a 5 lb. weight on me as she plops her little head down. I try to guide her in mid-air occasionally so she doesn't land on my porto cath. (the device on my clavicle used to administer chemo...it looks like a button under my skin.) She can be pretty rough! As she climbs on me,she pushes all her weight on to my breasts,the left one has two lumps and they are painful if pushed on. I try not to stop her though when she lays down even if it's uncomfortable or I'm not quite sure even...if it's okay? I don't know how much trauma my breast can safely handle. I look at her though and think to my self "I'm glad you still have your '...
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