Single Parenting Community

This patient support community is for discussions relating to the challenges of raising children as a single parent.

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First time single mom

brittak92

My daughter is only a week old, and I'm not with the father. But he has been staying with me, just up until I go back to work. He is driv...

4 answers

Exercising my custodial rights?

misslysslynn

right now my children are with their dad, and when there with their dad they spend 95% of the time at their grandma's. including one 30 ...

1 answer

feeling lonely

ticked

I was wondering if anyone feels lonely being a single parent. I am so lonely right now its not funny. I was seeing this guy (first rela...

7 answers

Child Support

jade_and_janessas_mommy_807

I know that I was told that child support and visitation are "mutually exclusive" in my state, meaning I can't keep the kids from my ex j...

2 answers | 1 comment

Custody, what can he do?

Lala52068

So I told the suspected father I was pregnant and he wanted me to get an abortion. We left on terms (btw he just moved to another state) ...

1 answer | 1 comment

12 weeks, 1st baby, single mommy....

kweenkofda08

So I'm 12 weeks...and my babys father wants absolutely nothing to do with baby or me....i have a support system bt i never wanted this fo...

3 answers

girlfriend.

julz25

I had my baby Feb.11. My baby daddy got a gf Jan 29th. She hasn't been around the baby yet. He only sees the baby with me since I am EBF....

1 answer

what to do?

minna1996

I am 18 and a mom to be. My daughters father walked out on me when we found out i was pregnant. He has gone back and forth and said he wo...

1 answer

Looking for Legal Advice on Child Abandonment

Danni1415

I'm hoping someone is on here and can help me.. I'm looking for some legal advice about child abandonment. My son is only 20 months ...

1 answer

My son acts distanced when his dad around

Tracyliu123

I was divorce when my son was 2year-old. He is 3.5 year-old now.He lived with his dad. I pick him up and have him sleep over my house eve...

Involvement of the father of my child

emmy0126

I'll start from the beginning of my story. My son's father left me when I was 3 months pregnant for a girl he was cheating on me with. He...

2 answers | 2 comments

Stuck and need advice

carlie78

I'm not sure which forum this should be in. I have a 7 year old daughter. Her dad left when she was 3 but was still in her life. He ...

2 answers

Explaining Absent Father to Child

ymrussman

My daughter is 4 years old. Her father has rarely been in her life. He told me at the time that we got together that he was in the midd...

7 answers

Contacting my 16 yr old's father who may or may not know that he exists

chillininaz

16 years ago I had a "casual" relationship with a guy that resulted in pregnancy. The last time I seen the guy I was pregnant but didn't...

2 answers

How long to wait before introducing a man to kids?

Nellyprego1

I am very new to the dating field and do like the idea of introduction to my kids to soon. A guy asked my kids and I out. I told him that...

1 answer

My daughter has a new rash and bug bites, what could this be?

Mlglove

My daughter has little pimple-like bites on her body. Also she has a pale scaly rash on her neck. We relocated to my parents house a mont...

1 answer

Income for single moms

Jlynn72

What type of careers/ jobs do any of you single parents have? I am a single mom of an adorable 8 mos old, I am currently a waitress but ...

4 answers

Nervous!!!

Miyanasmom

Im nervous about being a single parent this is my first child and my child's father thinks that i am going to be a horrible mother... but...

5 answers

dating and being a full time single mom

newmommylove

Im 21, tried dating and it didn't work out. I tried having a phone convo and my son (18 months) was screaming in bad ground then convo go...

3 answers

18 and single mommy to be with epilepsy.

lovinmommy13

Hi girls i kinda need some advise. I'm 18 yes old and i have epilepsy. I got diagnosed with it about 2 months before i found out i was pr...

1 answer

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