Dating and the Single Parent

Dating as a single parent is an interesting and complex topic that single parents at one time or another, face weither with trembling trepidation or heartfelt joy. Single parents to not want to spend their time alone in the world; eventually the kids grow up and they go on with their lives without their parent. The questions that come up are What are the rules and regulations of dating? and When do you bring the child in the mix? These are very tough questions.

"There are two types of dating for single parents. The first type of dating is called " What's your custody schedule" dating is whenyou begin to date another single parent, Accordoing to Jodi Seidler, these odds are great,being that close to 62% of all parents these days are single parents. These type of single parents may or may not have their children on the same weekend,but if they do when spending time with the children, keep the affection focused on the children and not your date". (Joid Seidler)

"The next type of single parent dating is Non-Parent dating. These dates have little idea what the single parent lifestyle is really entails, unless they have dated before. Some issues may or may not come up. People that do not have children have to realize, as single parents we plan for things,we just don't do spare of the moment things. One thing that I do not do as a single mother, I do not introduce different dates to my daughter; I am setting an example for her; she does not need to think that my love life is a revolving door. For the most part, when I was dating, I would drive myself to the date and drive myself back home." (Joid.Seidler)

One thing I have always kept in mind and I still do, my daughter comes first. My daughter will never feel like she is loosig me. Acutally, my daughter encourages me to get out and date, she is tired of me bothering her. LOL :) Last but not least, as a single parent entering into the world of dating, you need to be careful in your choices, keep yourself safe,and most important keep your children safe. Be wise and go slow. As a role model you are responsilbe for choosing dates wisely.

YOU GET WHAT YOU SETTLE FOR, SO CHOOSE THE BEST!!! YOU DESERVE IT AND YOUR CHILDREN DO TOO..........

Beating Single Parent Stress

Being a single parent is not easy for anyone who is in this situation. A lot of times I feel like pulling my hair out from lack of sleep and just plain out worrying about things that I have no control over. Not sleeping properly was killing me slowly inside. Unconsciously, I was saying that I was not stressed out about anything. The real problems ranged from money issues to the smallest thing with fixing the toilet; my stress had nothing to do with my daughter.

One thing as single parents, we must look after ourselves; we are not perfect and we are not comic book heroes that can fix everything in 30 seconds. RELAX, BREATH IN AND EXHALE !!!
If we do not take care of ourselves, we can not properly function and be the protective factor for our children. As singles parents, we are going to have to put our health and well-being at the top of the priority list; we can not afford to not look after our health. The answers to beating stress are simple and lie in the basics: EAT RIGHT, EXCERCISE, GET ENOUGH SLEEP, AND MOST IMPORTANT........RELAX.

LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW
DON'T FALL IN THE TRAP AND FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF.
I TYPED THIS IN ALL CAPS BECAUSE I AM SHOUTING THESE THINGS TO ALL SINGLE PARENTS. TAKE CARE OF YOU!!!!!!