Tag Archives: experiences

Some Events Have a Lasting Positive Effect

As single parents, many of us worry that the life events we have been through may having a lasting negative effect on our children. In fact, I think this can be a fairly common worry for ANY parents, not just single ones. Not every hardship or struggle is necessarily a bad thing, however, and some events may have lasting effect—but a positive lasting effect on our children and ourselves. Think back over your own life—surely it has not been all fun and games and while you may have some very positive feelings about some of the joyous events, you likely … Continue reading →

The Joys and Challenges of Unique Experiences

We single parent families definitely do not always play things by the book. As a matter of fact, while our families may often look rather similar to two parent families, we are also just as likely to have unique perspective on things and our family history may include some rather unique experiences. The trick is to learn how to embrace this uniqueness and celebrate some of those unique shared experiences too. It seems to be human nature to want to “fit in” and feel like we are part of the group. And, in our society, we definitely have the whole … Continue reading →

Great Books You Can’t Put Down

I don’t know how you are, but when I was in the middle of my search, I could not read enough. I wanted to hear everyone’s stories, both good and bad. Perhaps it was because I was trying to mentally prepare myself for whatever would come. I had the fortune to meet several “famous” adoptee’s and hear their stories, and was really excited when I found that some of them were already published. I’d love to share my story in a more detailed manner by publishing my own book some day but for now I am just as content reading. … Continue reading →