To think single mums (and dads) mainly do a great job?

[dilemma456]

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Couldn't agree more, I deserve a ruddy good pat on the back lol!

I'm so ill at the minute and dd's being a horror, nobody else to look after her though!

We're flying the flag all over the world Flyin the flag for you Ba ba da ba ba da yeah yeah yeah.

lottie- when DS is like that and i'm that poorly - we do 2 things - he gets given some milk and a bit of toast, the telly in my bedroom goes on, (doens't go on often) beebies is put on and we have a 'slumber party'

buys me an extra hour or so then DS potters around while I die quietly - this includes him 'reading me story's and obv jumping on the bed, but ho hum, it's not often!

thanks to all posts really who appreciate being lone parent is so hard.

Dd's only 13 months and into EVERYTHING! I can't confine her or she gets pissy. Like she has done, for the past 5 days. Every day, every hour, every minute. I swear she's chosen the one week I'm ill to be annoying, destructive, loud, throwing tantrums and shouting at me etc.

Dd normally pokes my eyes open when im ill but ds comes to my rescue and amuses her bless him. He's earnt some money helping me with chores over that last 6 weeks or so and bought himself an air guitar today. (Yes he purchased an air guitar you read it correctly).

aww she's not, she's prob playing up a bit as you're feeling poorly - so she's trying to see if she can get away with a bit more - duncha just love em!

hmm only other thing I can suggest is a similar thing - her toys living room floor - and you on the sofa - failing that, the usual nap when she naps if you can/she does!

It has to be said that's the worst thing I find about being on my own - there is no breaks I can't be sick cos there's no one to pic up the slack - well I can be but everything is chaos! usually being ill occurs between the hours of 7.15 pm till 6.30 am!

...I am planning to take the urchins to the cinema tomorrow. They watch Wall:e.... I sleep....

especially when ill is actually sick and while you're stuck with your head down the loo your two year old is wrecking the living room, always fun that one

done the single parent bit for 7 years- very hard doing the school run when next in line for the winter vomiting virus! but now have wonderful partner- who works away, now that have put back out tending the allottment, and now cannot walk, can drive although takes a while to get into the car. Takes even longer to get out but at least by then everyone is where they should be- life will never be perfect but with dd ds and dp will always be worth it

I can sympathise as Dh in the Navy- was away 9mths last year, but hopefully should be shore-based next 2yrs then out- not sure how I'll actually cope having a real-life husband, but it is lovely to have that extra pair of arms. Or even (height of luxury) get a lie-in!! Hats off to single parents. Although there are definite advantages to only having yourself and the kids to look out for

As a lone parent I think I've had it pretty easy, dd has always been good and very helful.
Was harder when she was a baby if I was ill but now if I'm sick she rubs my back and holds my hair out of the sick

Can't be too bad as many of us do it and hopfully ss will match us with another child in the next few months(I hope)

But thanks for the lovely thread Dilemma