What is it like to be a single mom?
@ShelleyLynn26 (61)
United States
October 29, 2009 12:45pm CST
Being a single mom has its good and bad times. At first it can be hard, not having that father around to help. When a baby is an infant they require alot to time and energy and when a mother comes out of labor they loose alot of energy. So, it makes a difference when you have help. Being a single mom can be emotional and depressing at times. When you have your first child you have no clue what to do, so you become emotional, because you do not want your baby to cry. You have to figure out what's wrong with them.
On the other hand, being a single mom is an awesome experience. The love you have for your child is like none other. As a mom you have expectation for your child and you don't want your child to go through what you went through. Being a single mother motivates you to go further in life, so that your child will not have to worry about nothing.
3 responses
@getbrowser (1708)
• China
31 Oct 09
As far as I know, to be a single mom means one should be ready to face the future without any help, which is really a difficult task to do.
As you have said above, being a single mom can be depressing at times. They need to look after their children while they need to spend large months of time on job. When their children get sick or into some trouble, they have to stop their job at hand and pay more attention to them without any hestation.
Of course, if they can strike to the end, obviously, they will be the happiest people in the world.
@jndlponti (2402)
• Philippines
30 Oct 09
I am not a single mom. But I have two best friends who are. One of them already have two sons with different dad. She said it is much hard to be a single mom for you get to be the mother and the father in one...But the good thing about it is that you have all the power in you. No one could tell you what you should not do or should do.
@weasel81 (2496)
• Australia
29 Oct 09
hey can you add in those who, have partners but they don't do much towards helping you with the child. i feel this way a bit, when i don't get the support i need with my son. even thou his father is there, he's not much help and you just feel like a single parent. doing everything, and round the house as well, plus working. the only thing he does is pick him up from school, and have him for the arvo.
