We all know single parenting can be tough, but are there positives?

[beaver]

Oh and my happiness is no longer dependant on XP being happy or playing mummy to XP or having to put up with XP's selfishness. . . Cause I miss XP but better off

[newmummy85]

Lovely to hear these positives to single parenting! I already completely love being a Mum, and feel so proud of my beautiful wee DD, but I just hope I am enough for her, and that I can be strong.
I hope the lonliness doesn't hang around for much longer though. I sent XP an email last night asking him to be clear on whether he thinks we have a future. Not sure whether I should have done that, but it might atleast give me some closure.

[tattoo_mama]

hey hun i am a single mum, its not easy but its a hell of a lot easier than living with my XP(ex-partner) who has been diagnosed with bipolar and was abusive, i dont have to 'report' to anyone anymore, can choose my own parenting styles/routines, only hard thing ive found so far is when i and DD were both sick and i had nobody to help, lucky i live with housemates who have a DD too so they helped out...although if i was still with XP he wouldnt have helped either, but im sure with a supportive partner it wouldve been alot easier. but all in all i enjoy it! and remember if your XP puts his name as 'father' on the birth cert ur entitled to child support, and of course you will get good benefits from centrelink if ur a single mum. GL hun!! (good luck )