Moments you've had as a single parent or woman that have made you feel ok that there is no man around..

[Pebbledashery]

Ordered a wooden kitchen for DD, didn't realise it was flat pack.. Took me 3 hours but I managed to put it up
Taught DD to ride a bike.
Caught a massive spider that crawled out of the fire place and disposed of it humanely.
DDs toy computer malfunctioned and I managed to fix it.
Put oil in my car for the very first time ever in my life this weekend.
Makes me feel like I'm doing something right :) my DD is kind, well mannered and respectful, she has her moments like most kids but all in all I'm so proud of her.
Her father isn't around at present (long and arduous family court proceedings) but we don't miss out on anything by not having a male presence in our lives.
What little moments have you had that have made you feel that you're perfectly fine without a man around the house!

And before anyone jumps on and say these are perfectly reasonable things for a woman to be able to do, yes I know that.. But i mean more so not having the option to rely on anyone else to help you to do it.

Installed my own cat flap - first time using an electric saw and everything!

There have been many others but this will always stand out for me! There is practically nothing out there that there isn't a YouTube tutorial for as well

Well first let me say thanks because this is an affirming post and I have done some of the things you mention, so I'm going to pat myself on the back too.

Mine are financial. I'm managing without a second income. It's really the biggest challenge for me so I'm proud of it.
Also, it can be the one bit that my married friends ("but he's away so much, I may as well be a single parent! I'm just like you, really!) do not do have to contend with, even if they reckon they do everything else by themselves.

I didn’t get married until I was 36, before that I had 2 living together relationships of less than 12 months.

I have built a lot of flat pack furniture and felt as you describe every single time.

The great joy of 2 incomes is that we can pay for ready built or pay someone to put it together!

Yes absolutely, there are so many small wins. What I've appreciated the most is my new found confidence in making decisions independently (some easier than others of course)

Many, many times. Raising a child, running a household, getting out of debt (caused by ExH), buying a house, plumbing a washing machine, building a shed, dealing with mice. So, so many big and little triumphs :-) Can't actually think of anything I'd want him back for, except for a nanosecond when we were both very ill with Covid and I was worrying how on earth I was going to manage to take care of us both. But we're fine, friends filled that gap

I think that's exactly how to describe it, little triumphs :)

Managing financially on my own and when we've both been sick we've looked after each other!

I managed to get the boiler working today. Google is your friend for so many things.