How to survive to be a mother (a single parent)?

I was a single mom for a long time to 3 children. It was far from easy, alot of sacrifices. Things can change in a second. Now, I'm married again and we have 4 children all together now. It's still tough but the things that I learned when I was a single mom have made me a better person. I learned that I needed to keep going no matter what for my children. I keep on going for my family.

I'm a single mother now for 2 years,I have 2 boys who are very into technology.They are also asking a lot of questions about life and everything.I just go with what I know is right and wrong.I also follow how I was raised by my parents.I love my kids that is why I'm doing all the things that will be good for them.Just always pray to God for strength and guidance.

welcome to mylot riani, hope you like it here like most of us do. i am a single parent of 4 children for 9 years already. i walked out on my husband and tagged my children along with me. he is an abusive person so i left him and tagged all my kids along with me. he does not help even in financial so i shoulder it all. it was much complicated during the years when my children are still toddlers and slowly they realize and share a lot of chores with me. if you complain then it will be more complicated. aacceptance is the first you need to do, complaining or comparing your life with others will not make it any good. i love my children and they are the ones who inspire me to do it.

I am now a grandmother, but I raised my 2 girls from ages 6 & 8 by myself. It wasn't easy, but it was doable. If you have a good friend with kids, you can have help and support. There may be some organizations near you that have single moms that you can be with. My girls learned to help, be independent and strong because of our situation. You can always come to MyLot for support. Loads of luck to you. Be strong and brave; you can do it.

I wish I knew the answers to both of your questions. I have "joint custody" with my ex husband because I chose to be nice and didn't try to take our kids away from him. To this day, I wish i had. He treats me now, like the court granted him joint custody, which is not the case at all. And he is constantly taking our 6 and 4 year old to all of these expensive places, because (he is remarried) and he knows i can't afford it. Then it looks like I am the "bad" parent because I can't do all of these fun things with them. I know later on they will realize what is really important, but right now it is really hard to deal with, and I spend a lot of my time feeling like an insuffient parent, and I wish I knew what to do to rectify that.

I don't know but I have seen people taking life as a challenge and they succeed too...they are bold people...it is definitely a tough job I believe beacuse you have no one to share your feelings with...and you cannot share it with the kids too... But such people are really great...