Single parents and married/attached parents alike...

My mom is a single parent. It is a tough story. When I was in high school,my mom got cancer.And my dad and my mom divorced.And then my mom and I went to my annt's house to live for a long time. After my mom got well,she bought a small house.Finally, we got a house for ourselves. I should say my mother live a tough life.And she love me so much that I always think I am happy.Thanks god for giving me such a mother.

My mum and dad were married and a few years later my sister was born. They waited another five years before having me. My mum worked as a librarian until she had my sister then she became a stay at home parent. My dad went out to work as an electronic engineer. I didn't pick up on any signs that my parents were no longer getting on. I think, being older, my sister did though. I was so surprised when my parents got divorced. I was aged 10, almost 11, and in the final year of my primary school. My mum had a difficult time financially. She learned how to drive and bought herself a small car. My mum went back to her work as a librarian. I got married and had a baby son but my marriage only lasted six years. My son is now 14 years old. He doesn't want a father figure in his life. I am a lady so I find it challenging know about being a teenage male. I began another relationship years after my divorce and had another baby son. He is almost to be 2 years old. He is disabled so my partner and I split up because of all the challenges. I am now a single mother. I would say the hardest part of looking after my toddler son is the strain on my back because he can't walk. Moving to a bungalow is the best thing I think would help me and my family.

every single moment in raising a child is really challenging. there will always be arguments that need to be resolved daily lol! but for parent who has a special child to raise, like us, is more challenging. my eldest daughter is a special child. delay on her mental development makes you feel like a parrot when teaching her on things that she needs to learn because you'll be repeating every word, everytime and everyday. although she will be able to learn things in time, patience will always be the key. sad to say but i really feel bad everytime i hear parent leaving their child for a lot of reasons that i don't always consider reason enough to abandon the child. being able to face responsibilities for your child will always be challenging but at the end of the day, it always feel rewarding.:-)

Ya that is really absurd that today we dont find enough time to care for things that are really important.But we need to think upon it twice may be thrice..!

My mom and dad are married, but my mom is a single parent. Physically, my dad was never there for my mom. They've been married for 28 years, but if you'd add up the times that they were actually together, it would not even sum up to 1 year. I am 27 now. And for 27 years, it has only been my mom. She's raised both my brother and I all by herself. She's been both a mother and a father to my brother and I. My dad's chosen to live with his mom for reasons that I can't fathom until now. If you were to ask me if I am angry at my dad, I'd answer YES without even thinking twice. I have seen how tough it was for mom to raise two children. She quit her job when I was 13 to be there all the time because she knows how crucial the teen years are. When my brother was circumcised, it was mom who was with him in the hospital. Every single details of our lives, she was the only person who was there. My dad seemed to have his own world elsewhere. One thing that I especially want to put emphasis here is that being a parent does not end when you are able to provide material things and money for your children. Of course, you do have to give them these things and to provide them with proper education. It is every parent's duty to do that because it was not the child's decision to come out into this world. Being a parent is more than being a provider. Being a parent is a full-time job and I'm sure that to be able to raise your children properly, is an achievement.

Ya, i can say that it's really tough to be a single parent, there're lots of challenges and tough time to go through, including raising up the children. Actually my story is also a sad one. My father got stroke when i was very young, in my primary school years. So, he can't continue to work, and thus my mother has to work quite hard to earn money and support our family. I can know that she's really tired and face tough challenges throughout the years. However, she passed away when i was in my pre-U year. Now, left only my father who's stroke and haven't recover. Luckily, i have my aunty who can help take care of him when we're not around working outside.