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Confessions of a Single Mum

The ups, the downs and sideways views of life as a single parent

Painting …Again

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It’s all very well the landlord being really kind and sending one of his decorators in to paint the hallway and stairs but it’s had a knock on effect. I think my landlord and I have a fairly good relationship. I keep quiet and look after the house and he keeps quiet and appears only when I have nagged and nagged. It does suit us both well. I mentioned to him a few weeks ago that I can manage painting the rooms but the stairway was going to be beyond me. A few days later a painter has been ... VIEW POST

How do you fit into the UK dating market in numbers?

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You don’t need me to tell you what it’s like out there for UK singles – between putting on your dancing shoes, reading specs, and logging in online to find Mr Right, it can start to feel like you’ve tried everything.  A single successful or dreary night can often lead to making generalisations that somehow stick with you, like being convinced that men from a certain country or even town would be much better for you than the local rag-tag bunch. Thinking along exactly the same lines as us, Posh ... VIEW POST

Disorganised or Organised Chaos

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When I was married we lived next to an elderly couple who where darn spritely for their 90+ years. They had been married since their teens and apart from his time in the army, they never spent time apart. They also never had children. What they did have was routine. Monday evenings if I was pegging out the washing I would smell the fish cooking and see the neighbours cats lining up by their gate. Even the cats knew Monday night was fish treat night for them. So Monday was fish night, Tuesday was ... VIEW POST

Apparently My Kids Will Be Less Intelligent?

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So it appears that because scientists have done an experiment with mice the Daily Mail is now reporting that children brought up by two parents are more intelligent because they develop more brain cells than children brought up by one parent. Way to go Daily Mail in demoralising the children of single parent families and angering the single parents. Its thoughtless reports like this that fuel the medias sweeping interpretation that all single parents are bad and now children of single parents ... VIEW POST

Online Dating Interview – Claire

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As you know I have done more than my fair share of internet dating. So much so I have a dating section on here with my online dating site recommendations and what to and not to do's. This is all very well but you are probably wanting some proof that all this online dating stuff actually works. This week I caught up with Claire who recently got in touch to tell me about her recent online dating experience. Claire very kindly sat still long enough for me to ask her some questions. eHarmony is ... VIEW POST

Prom Diddly Um Pom Pom

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And breathhhhhhhhh..... At last the prom/ball has been and gone. Prom day started early in our house due to my daughter being a tad excited and unable to sleep past 5am. I was awake too with my recurring  nightmare that I hadn't ironed her dress keeping me from falling back to sleep. I had ironed the dress a week ago and then again a few days ago and yet again the night before but when I slept my brain kept playing tricks on me. ... VIEW POST