I’ll be turning 18 next August and I’m pregnant right now. I was thinking of joining the Air Force sometime next year so I can have some sort of stable career to care for my child. I was thinking about joining in a career of information systems. Do you have any advice?

Answer. You will need to check with a recruiter to make sure you meet all the requirements for enlistment, as you have many more hoops to jump through before you are accepted.

Because you would be deployable at any time, you have to keep on file with the base personnel office, three different dependant care plans: Immediate, short term and permanent.

The immediate plan is for when the phone rings and they need you to come to work immediately. You need to have someone available 24-hours a day, to be able to take care of your child for short periods of time, up to a day, for the times you need to fill in for someone else who was unable to work.

The short term plan is for when that same phone rings; although this time you are being deployed for an extended period of time, anywhere from a week to three months. You need to have someone available and willing to take on that responsibility.

The final plan is the permanent plan: If the unthinkable happens, and you are killed in the line of duty, you need someone willing to adopt your child. This is usually a blood relative, mother, sister/brother, and aunt/uncle. Again, this has to be someone willing to take on this lifetime responsibility.

I know these arent things happy to think about, but they are required by military regulations, and you will be required to revalidate these plans annually. Most people choose friends and/or neighbors for the immediate and short term plans, and relatives for the permanent plan.

During the period of Basic Training and your tech schools, your child will need to stay with relatives. Your time and efforts will be devoted to learning your basic military and technical skills, and you will not be provided with any time to yourself for child care. In Basic, you will be under supervision 24-hours a day for six weeks.

Today’s IT personnel are the modern incarnation of yesterday’s administrative personnel. There are those who specialize in computers and network management, but the majority is your clerk/typists that fill the much needed administrative support role in every squadron. There are approximately 10,000 in the Air Force, of which half are regularly non-deployable due to a variety of medical problems or other constraints. This means that, when a deployment requirement comes up, half the people have to do twice the work. Yes, you will be deployed, and I guarantee it will be within months of getting fully qualified in your job. That means that you won’t have that much time getting settled into your first permanent duty station with your child before you have to hand him/her over to your short-term sitter and go off on deployment.

Every career field deploys these days. Some more than others, but everyone gets their time in the “desert”. Granted, of all the armed forces, the Air Force deploys less to the “hot” spots. The Army and Marines spend the most time in Iraq, while the USAF deploys more to support locations, such as Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

You need to look at your finances and see if the pay scale will meet your needs. As an E-1, Airman Basic, with less than four months in service, you will be earning $1,178 a month (current pay, due to go up roughly 3% next year). After four months that pay goes up to $1,274 a month. An E-2, Airman, earns $1,427 a month. An E-3, Airman First Class, earns $1,595 after two years of service.

Realize the Air Force will provide housing (or the funds to acquire housing), so that will offset your monthly costs. Probably the single biggest “bonus” is that all medical needs for you and your child will be provided for while you are on active duty. If you stay in and retire, the current plan provides medical insurance for you and all your dependents for only $460 a year.

There are many other things to consider.

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Although raising a child alone may not be ideal, it is an increasing reality. Some experts speculate that single moms now head half of all family homes. With the divorce rate around 50%, and more women making the choice to be single moms, they need positive role models, sound information and encouragement to make their home a stronghold of love to launch children into a lifetime of purpose and meaning. Successful Single Moms (SSM) have seven secrets for success:

Love is a Practice: SSM say I love you a lot, not only with words, but with actions and honesty. SSM show how to love life and do not traffic in self-pity. They honor their own dreams and those of the child. If the child wants to be a pilot, they get books from the library about planes, make paper planes and encourage the child’s enthusiasm. Being a SSM is contagious.

Spirited Single Moms Grow Along with Their Children: They work hard on breaking destructive patterns from childhood. For example, if she grew up in a family of abuse, the SSM realizes she may be attracted to the wrong sort of friends and relationships, so she refuses to allow destructive people to become important in the lives of her children. Even if she struggles everyday with challenges, she learns to make positive life-affirming choices. If she has on-going problems with depression or anxiety she seeks help.

Spirited Single Moms Know the Difference between Pretenders & Partners: There are many men who are excellent and entertaining dates, but they are not marriage material. If possible, it is wise to wait to introduce the children to a date until Mom thinks he may be around for a while and has reason to believe he will treat her children with care. A good way to find out about potential for the future is by learning about the date’s family history. If there has been abuse, cruelty, dishonesty, trouble with the law, etc, then these patterns are likely to repeat. SSM base their decisions on what is REAL about a potential mate and never marry “potential”. Also, adults should both pledge that they will never marry someone that does not love the children, treating them with respect.

Spirited Single Moms Celebrate Life: Laughter is prosperity during hardship. Mother There’sa once said, “Our best protection is a joyful heart”. Show your child how to celebrate. Children learn most from who we are and what we do, not what we say. Celebrate things considered “everyday,” such as the first day of fall, a puppy, even new crayons. Celebrate one another on a daily basis by saying “gratefuls,” things you are grateful for and “appreciations,” things you appreciate about one another.

Spirited Single Moms Model Giving: It is a privilege and a joy to spend our lives giving love. SSM model this behavior by doing things like, surprising a teacher with cookies, making a card for an elderly neighbor, or taking time to complement a super employee at WAL-MART.

Spirited Single Moms Refrain from Bad-mouthing the Ex: They make every attempt to co-parent with the child’s other parent, since the child’s self esteem is founded on feeling loved. Pity parties are held in private, since children need to feel safe and cannot handle their parent’s Big emotions. Tell your child, “I am so glad you were born” to help them feel important. Feeling positive reduces anxiety and children are better able to learn and explore. When you say an ex is “bad” it is like telling the young child that a part of him/her is bad also.

Spirited Single Moms are not Alone: Successful single Moms get help from family, friends and the community. Dr. Linda had a Co-Mom, Pamela Smith. They took turns caring for the children. Recently one of the Smith children, Melissa named one of her twin boys, Miles in honor of her “second” Mom. SSM do not allow toxic people into the lives of the children. They choose friends and dates as wisely as they wish their children to do.

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Don’t be one of the stereotypical dates single moms laugh about to each other or their friends. Yes, single mothers are strong, independent women who know what they want, but they’ve seen many a good prospect turn into just another fly-by-night Romeo who doesn’t get where she’s coming from.

The Knight In Shining Armor Complex

If a single mother got that way because she’s divorced, she’s long over the knight in shining armor fantasy. Unfortunately, many single women complain that’s exactly the type of man they attract. Single moms dating refer to them as “rescuers.” The men feel a need to rescue them from a life they consider shameful or unacceptable. While the intent is good, the follow-through tends to come off as controlling and condescending. Realize that this woman has been surviving and pulling children in tow at the same time without a man present for some time. She deserves respect, not rescuing.

Momma’s Boy

We all know this one: He still lives at home or shares an apartment with buddies. He doesn’t cook his own meals. He barely makes a living. He’s in his 30′s or 40′s and never married. Some are even in their 20′s. He’s oh so happy to date you and you remind him of his mother! The idea that single moms dating arent attractive to younger men is a myth. Many younger men, particularly momma’s boys, love older women. It’s too bad most single moms dating already have enough children of their own to make room for yet another.

Madonna Worshiper

Of course, we’re talking about the musical singer Madonna. Ever since the Dark Ages, women have been seen as godly mothers or prostitutes. Some men still seem to think that single mothers make easy targets for players. That single moms dating just sit around being lonely and pining for companionship. If a single mother is dating, you can bet she’s micro managing her romantic life the same way the rest of her life has to be. She knows what she wants and she probably is getting it too. If she doesn’t want to be disturbed, she won’t be. If she wants to go out, she’ll probably be Internet dating. She’s not very nave. But, it never fails, every now and then you get one of these men who seem to think that single mothers are easy targets because they’re supposedly so grateful to have anyone interested in them.

So, what does a single mother want? She wants much the same thing she wanted before she had children. She wants an equal partner who will come into the relationship not with delusions of saving her, or being taken care of for the rest of their lives. Single moms dating want a genuine connection with a man who might be willing to share her sorrows as well as her joys. If the man thinks it’s all about the fun stuff, she’s likely to peg him as immature and move on.

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Regarding work and life most people fit into one of these four categories:

(1) No time, and no money.

If you are an employee, chances are this describes the way you feel. You can’t go shopping on a Tuesday afternoon or tell your boss to take a hike. How will you even be able to afford to send your kids to college, save for retirement or even think of having a life today with no time and no money?

(2) No time, lots of money.

Some “successful” self-employed, professionals and small business owners are in this category. They are slightly better off than the employee because they earn more, but they have to work even harder than employees to keep up with the diminishing profit margins, competition and servicing their customers. As a single mother, do you want to spend much less time with your kids?

(3) Lots of time, no money.

A lot of college dropouts, rock climbers and bums have lots of time but no money. Maybe living close to the ground is bliss, but without a stable source of income, how long can you last? If you’re a single mom, you know that your kids will need food, clothes, plus medical care for that broken arm or leg. Not a great place to be in my opinion if you are a responsible single mom.

(4) Lots of time, and lots of money.

It is the category that big business owners, landlords, investors are in. Imagine, not having to work for money, but having money to work for you by investing them and earning profits by using your money to make money. Also, you’re smart enough to hire the best people so you don’t even have to work. Just think about how many people you could help out in the no time, no money category A lot of people like it there.

Here are Two Questions for You

1. Which one of the four categories best describes your current situation?

2. Which one category would give you the most opportunity to be a great single mother?

If you answered with time and money you’re the kind of person that stands a chance of getting there. Because as Henry Ford put it “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

Yes you can do anything you want if you are willing to learn new skills, and with the internet and all the information and services readily available there is every reason a determined single mom could be in the time and money category rather quickly.

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The search for childcare ideally should begin when you discover your due date. This gives you plenty of time to research your childcare options. Depending on the type of childcare you choose, there are several items of importance to consider before selecting a provider. Are you going to need in-home care in which a single caregiver comes to your home If this is the type of care you need, be aware that many of these providers are not licensed nor are they required to be licensed. In this case it is especially important to get references from previous employers for at least 5 years. Ask for names and phone numbers; don’t hesitate to call the parents who have used their services. If the provider refuses or is unable to provide this information for you, move on. In-home caregivers may be left alone with your child, they may be unlicensed and are often costlier than other types of childcare; caution should be exercised when choosing this type of childcare.

Another option is family childcare, which is a more casual environment with a limited amount of children enrolled, and is usually less expensive than day care centers. This type of childcare requires you to drop off and pick up your child at the person’s home. Often there are charges made if you are late in picking up your child; the caregiver is more like a nine-to-five business and may strictly enforce this rule. These types of childcare providers should be licensed, and the type of care provided is left up to the individual so again, references from other parents are crucial.

Still another option is a day care center, which must be licensed. Your child will be among more children, receiving less individualized care than the previous two types of childcare mentioned. However, there are many benefits to this type longer hours of operation, less stringent rules on pick up and drop off times, and more activities with more children to interact with. The down side may be the more children your child is exposed to the more chance of illness and other problems resulting from interacting with many young children at once.

Before you have your baby is the best time for you to visit your prospective childcare providers. Take along a notepad with you; make notes of any positive or negative items you will want to check into later. Checklists provided by several websites can be printed out, using your notes for comparison. If you are going to be returning to work after maternity leave, having several providers lined up will make your intro back to work less stressful. If you are working out of your home, or work part time, it is still beneficial to have a childcare provider on call for emergencies. This would be a drop-in provider who can be called at the last minute and basically is an on-call provider. Having a drop-in childcare option will also afford you some time to get back into the routine post-baby. Even a few hours a week can give you time to do the grocery shopping, keep doctor’s appointments, have lunch with a friend or just get out of the house for an hour.

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As single moms, you have greater responsibility towards your child because you have to act three roles: father, mother, and breadwinner. Itís due to the greater demands of parenting that makes having a home-based business particularly appealing to single parents. If you are interested in starting out one, here are a few ideas to consider.

Housekeeping Services

This is especially helpful to mothers whose children are at the age where they still need constant supervision. Of course, you canít very well offer housekeeping services if you donít have the necessary skills. This basically include all tasks of house cleaning like sweeping floors, dusting off the furniture, changing the bed, and taking care of dirty dishes and laundry.

When accepting housekeeping jobs, do make it clear to your client that you may have to take your child with you. You will, of course, have to reassure them that having your child with you will not affect the quality of your work in any way.

You can base your rate on the types of tasks required of you, the size of the area requiring cleaning, and the amount of time required for job completion.

You should have a good-quality vacuum cleaner as well as basic cleaning tools and supplies. You should also work on distinguishing your company from others. You could, for instance, offer restocking your clientís groceries, cooking their meals, or walking their dog. Anyone may be able to do housekeeping, but few can do it with their own style and flair.

Pet Services

Being an animal lover could be your basis for your next bread and butter. If you want to offer pet services straight from home, youíll probably need a medium-sized garden or lot for pets to run free in. Pet services include dog-sitting, giving them their daily walks, caring for aging and sickly pets, and training them.

It would help if youíve got a training certificate but you can always give them a one-day free trial of your services, such as offering your clients to teach their dogs how to fetch the newspaper. You should always have a brochure or marketing material ready that will detail all the lessons their pets will learn once theyíre enrolled.

You can certainly offer pet grooming, too, but this would require you to invest a bit in equipment and services. Youíll need a hair dryer, at the very least, including all the grooming materials and supplies specially designed for animals.

Network Marketing

Last but not the least, you should also consider trying your hand in network marketing. In this type of business, itís purely your marketing skills that will be your investment. You donít have to spend anything, but you have to know how to identify which people make the ideal prospect and how to look for their hot button ñ the one that will make them respond immediately to your offer.

In network marketing, you can conduct your business either online or in person. You should also focus on recruiting more people to make up your downline because the more people there are in your team, the more time youíll have free to spend with your child.

These three home-based business ideas are commonly considered perfect for single moms because they offer you flexible working hours and allow you to bring your child to work if necessary. Good luck in carving a future for you and your child!

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Help for single moms, contrary to what many women believe, is not that difficult to come by. The United States government completely understands the predicament of many single mothers across the country. Raising a family on your own without the help of a partner or a spouse can be difficult, and at times overwhelming. This is why they have ensured that help for single mothers is available to those who need it.

If you are looking for aid for single mothers, the best resource to look into would be the programs of the American government. Different types of government helps for single mothers are readily available, such as the United States Food Stamps program—or, as it is currently known as now, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

The newly-revamped program, which offers single mother assistance in the form of food staples, now hones in on nutrition and additional benefits to put a prime on family health. Single mothers who wish to qualify for this program will go through a pre-assessment exam to see if they meet all the eligibility requirements for SNAP. Some factors that are considered include the amount and value of current household resources (such as cars), income and employment. Certain deductions apply to certain factors.

Once you are eligible for financial help for single parents, you are then entered into the SNAP program and are fully entitled to its benefits. You will be happy to find out that the program makes true on its promise to provide financial assistance for single mothers by regularly allowing you to experience the benefits of a brand-new and improved SNAP program.

Financial help for single mothers can also come in other forms; however, the SNAP program has proven to be one of the most effective ones as it provides single mothers and their families a basic human necessity – food and nutrition. And it is for this reason that the United States government is offering this program to mothers and encouraging them to apply for financial aid.

If you are a single mom and are interested in applying for the SNAP program, go and visit the SNAP website and take a look at the eligibility requirements—if you have time, go through the pre-assessment test to see if you and your household qualify. Now is the best time to take action as it is never to early to seek help when it comes to providing for the family’s needs.

Whether it’s credit counseling for single mothers or the SNAP program, the US government makes sure you have everything you need to provide for your family. Don’t leave it too late to start seeking the advice of an expert or to start doing research of your own. There are plenty of resources online that you can take a look at to see which program fits your needs the best.

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Single moms who can cope and raise her children well are highly looked-up by society. They are well respected and praised by the public. How can they cope with the daily grind and come up victorious? A single mom suffers a hundred-fold stress than her married counterparts because she has to support and raise the children all by herself. She has to work and at the same time look after the children. Each child has his fears, pains and anxiety which the mom single-handedly tries to allay and cast out. Firstly, a single mom has to adjust and accept the reality that she will raise the child or the children all by herself.

For some, it is a choice like refusing a marriage proposal from what she sees as an unlikely spouse or father figure. Therefore, she rather like to live and raise the child alone. There are those that suffer the loss of a husband through illness, accident, divorce, break-up or abandonment. Its either he died or he left her for another woman or a well deserved cause. She therefore has to deal with the emotional havoc and compose herself for the sake of the children. A single mom has to be spiritually strong. She has to join a group which can give support and watch out for each other.

When one is spiritually strong and stable, her outlook is positive in life and she will feel that she can succeed. This group she can find in church or in her workplace. A single mom can also go to a gym or taebo class. Exercise can give a kind of high. So sweat that stress out of your system. It can also be good to maintain your desired weight. Stress can either make one gain or lose weight. But more often, people under stress gain weight because stress can trigger ones appetite. So it is best to have some kind of low or high impact exercise to keep one fit.

A spa or home service massage can also keep stress out. It is relaxing both to mind and body. A single mom should keep close to her family. Any problem can be lightened when one does not feel alone. The family can help with the rearing of the children. The grandparents or other relatives can teach the children their school lessons or good moral values. They are safe with the relatives than left alone in the house or with other people. They can provide the love and care that the missing father failed to give. Take a break. Even if you are alone, escape from the daily routine.

Watch a really humorous movie. The one which can really make you laugh and lighten your spirit. Go to a concert or an orchestra. Go on dates. A date can be good for the soul of the single mom. She will feel beautiful, important and cared for. But this can be a stressor if she is undecided whether she will take the suitors seriously or remain single for the sake of the children. Being a single mother might be stressful to most people but to some it is a blessing in disguise. To some it is best to raise the children alone than be with an irresponsible and emotionally disturbed husband who will further confuse the values of the children.

If this is the case, the good mom will be much more overworked raising a husband along with the children. Any problem as long as it is temporary or transitory in nature will pass as long as there is spiritual and emotional well-being on the part of sufferers. Time will solve this kind of problems. And one day the single mom wakes up and sees her brood all grown-up nicely.

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My inbox gets flooded every single day with emails from women who ask me “Your advice is great, but I’ve got kids. Will it work for me?” The answer is YES!

The same advice I give single women can be used by single mommas too. What I’m going to do in this article, though, is to specifically cater my advice for the single mommas out there . . . because as you know, single mothers need lovin’ too!

Now granted, I’ll be the first to admit that the dating pool for single mothers is a little smaller. There are men who will not date single mommas, but that does not mean that you cannot find a great and amazing guy. It just means that you need to learn how to flirt.

I know a lot of you walk around thinking that guys will not be interested in you because you have kids. At the same time, I know of a lot of single fathers and guys who will date single moms. There is just a certain way that you need to learn how to market yourself to the opposite sex.

First and foremost, do not presume that men will not want to date you because you have a few kids running around the house. Here are a few other tips that will help jump start your single mom dating life:

1. Let’s say you are eyeballing Tall, Dark & Handsome who is in line near you, when little Johnny starts to throw a temper tantrum. Instead of yelling at him because he picked the wrong moment to start a temper tantrum when you were eyeballing Tall, Dark & Handsome, look at Tall, Dark & Handsome and say “Did you used to be like that when you were a kid?” Tall, Dark & Handsome will start laughing, and you will start flirting while little Johnny continues with his temper tantrum. I can’t think of a more romantic away to meet men.

2. You are in the supermarket, and you and little Johnny are in heavy cereal negotiations. You want little Johnny to have the ‘breakfast of champions,’ and little Johnny (being a little man) might want to get lucky with Lucky Charms. As you’re in the middle of your negotiations with LJ (little Johnny), Tall, Dark & Handsome walks right by you. He’s laughing and smiling at the ongoing negotiations. Instead of ignoring him, grab those boxes of cereal out of LJ’s hand and say “Excuse me, can you help settle an argument? I want my son to be a champion, but he just wants magically delicious. Which one would you choose?”

3. You go to the park and little Johnny (LJ) is playing with little Katie (LK). Did you ever think that LK’s father might be a single father? So instead of standing in the corner of the playground, take a look at the man who’s looking at LK. Smile, walk over, and talk about your kids.

4. When online dating, it’s really important that the first picture a man sees of you in your profile is not one in which you are looking angry and changing a diaper. A man wants to see YOU, and not a picture of your whole family. Let him meet your family when the time is right, but don’t advertise the family on the Internet. When you do that, it looks like you are advertising for little Johnny’s next father.

5. When writing an online profile, talk about your passions. Talk about things you like to do besides being a mother. I am not telling you not to talk about how passionate you are about being a mom. The only things that way too many women who are single mothers write about in their profile, however, are all the activities they do with their kids. We men know how much your kids mean to you. We just want to know that there’s a little time left over for you to have an adult relationship. So, in your profile, you could maybe write something like “When I am not performing my soccer mom duties, I look forward to some one-on-one adult time with my friends . . . and possibly you.” It’s all about how you word it.

6. When you’re on a date, do not spend the entire date talking about little Johnny’s math achievements or his ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound. I’m glad that you are proud of your kid (and even show it on your car with a bumper sticker that says “Little Johnny is an honor student”), but when you are out on a date, let a man know all about what’s interesting about you besides your children. I am not telling you not to talk about your children, I’m telling you to keep the night balanced . . . talk some about the kids, and a talk a lot about the single mommy.

A man wants to know that you need him as a friend, as a companion and as a lover. He does not want to think that you are just out looking for a father for your kids.

When I date single moms, I already know they have kids. I want to make sure that the kids have a dad, so that if I come into their life I’ll just be an addition . . . and not the person driving the minivan on Tuesdays.

You have plenty of choices of men out there. To find them, it takes work and it takes understanding how to communicate. Some of the sexiest and most incredible women I’ve ever met have been single mommas. ‘Til next time . . .

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Even in today’s sophisticated society, single parent families are often stigmatized and thoughtlessly perceived as not entirely as functional as two parent families. Most single moms can verify how such of a stigma seems to linger over our heads like some dark, ominous cloud. For instance, men assume because we have children, we are desperate for husbands, schools believe us to be operating with a disability and very few churches have created ministries exclusively for us.

I could go on.

By some, our families are viewed as abnormal, incomplete or fragmented. Our homes are called “broken” and are indirectly associated with producing defective or maladjusted children. The sad reality is that the majority of the people who raise these criticisms have had limited exposure with successful single parent families and are narrowly interpreting “so called” research written by people who know little about us or the “human” side of our families. Allow me to be among the first to tell you that contrary to popular opinion, most single moms succeed wonderfully at raising healthy, happy well-adjusted children. In numerous categories, our family types outshine our two parent counterparts.

By no means am I glamorizing single parenting as an ideal family situation. Two-parent families do create a continuum of support invaluable to healthy youth development.

Nonetheless, the story doesn’t end there.

Our families, however, do possess some specific, undeniable strengths that effectually enable us raise healthy, well-developed children. Our one-parent families tend to create a less troublesome environment than that of some of our two-parent families. For example, parents in a distressed two-parent family are often overwhelmed with maintaining a healthy marriage and can easily overlook the emotional and developmental needs of their children. Likewise, two parents in emotional duress inadvertently model an unhealthy, undesired model of family life in plain view their children. Growing up in such an atmosphere can influence harmful patterns and cycles of broken relationships throughout generations!.

On the other hand, single parent families don’t fall victim to such pitfalls. Ideally, we can engineer stability and emotional wellness within ourselves without the added worries connected with or caring for a spouse. In short, all we have to worry about is ourselves! Within our homes, our children see no arguing or witness power struggles between the two authority figures.

As a result, many single parent homes are better equipped to provide a relaxed, fun home atmosphere for children to grow, develop and thrive. It has been stated that children of healthy single parents frequently acquire competencies and valuable life skills that prepare them to be productive, independent adults. Also, if functioning well our families tend to be to be closer and cooperative with one another.

Undoubtedly, our family structure does have its fair share of challenges, but none of them are fatal. Yes, ideally a child should have two healthy, well-balanced parents but it doesn’t always work out that way. So we must accentuate the positive and go on to excel as mothers, flourish as women, and produce healthy young people despite being single and despite the prejudices against our family types. So, hold your head high and embrace who you are and where you are during this “single parent” season in your life.

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