Navigating Solo Parenting: Coping with Repeated Realities and Finding Freedom
I stumbled upon an article last night while browsing the internet, and it has been on my mind from then until now, so I've decided to put pen to paper, I mean put fingers to keyboard. The author of this article (article was on easy peasy kids website which I can't access at this moment as my computer keeps screaming at me that a threat had been detected) was saying that she felt sorry for single parents (and in this instance she was referring to those parents who are doing it solo when their spouse or partner is away on business for any period of time). The gist of the article was that she felt sorry for them because they have to accept this reality every single time that parent leaves, however, a solo parent only had to accept that reality once. I've been thinking about this all night, and I just can't get that little voice out of my head reminding me that I might still be holding on to a little bit of hope that the absent parent will one day reappear in the life of ...
