Hi karen, have you heard of One Parent Families Scotland? They are a member of our organisation Single Parent Action Network, here is their website: http://www.opfs.org.uk/
I hope you might find some useful information for you in your area. Let us know. :D
hi every1 !
just joined im kat 33 with 5 yes 5 girls lol! aged 5 months 5 yrs ,6,9,and 10 im going through a divorce at the moment its all pretty raw i typed in online support for single parents and this came up so here goes ! ;)
Hello kat
Glad you found us! You are welcome to One Space :D You certainly have your hands full with your girls and you have come to the right place for support and, as an experienced Mum, I am sure you will have information and tips to pass on to others also. Have a look around the threads and see the topics under discussion right now and feel freee to join in. There is a general chat thread in the "Introduce yourself" section under the thread called "hello".
Looking forward to getting to know you
best wishes
Louise ;)
Hi Kat,
you have your handful! You will find lovely support here, everyone great!
I joined 3 wks ago when my husband walked out on me & my children of 15, 13 & 9 to go & live with a woman he had met on internet. This after 17 yrs together.
Hope you are doing ok. pleas post again & let us know how you are.
Paula
Hi xxkadxx
Welcome, aghh, 5 girls! How wonderful! I imagine you will be going through tough times now, but boy, you are going to have a great time in the future! Look forward to getting to know you. :)
Hi I'm Helen, i'm 33 and single parent to a 2 year old girl. I have been single for 18 months :)
Hi Helen
Great to see you here, and look forward to chatting.
I've been on my own for five years now after a 20 year marriage. My children are getting on a bit now :D at 17, 15, 13 and 10.
Hi ibar75, welcome to One Space!
You have been single for 18 months then, how are you enjoying life with your little one? Are you happy raising your daughter on your own? Have you found out the advantages of parenting alone yet? :)
Hi I'm vickstick34. I am mum to a gorgeous 5 year old boy and I've been a single parent for a year.
hello vickstick34,
nice to meet you!
sy
Hello Helen
Good to have you here! How's your little girl? is she at the "terrible twos" yet? How are you coping?
Hi Vickstick
I have just said hello to you on another thread, so hello "again"! You are welcome to One Space.
Hi Louise, TY for the welcome. Its nice to have people 2 chat to as can get quite boring in the evenings at the moment.
Hi
Itsnitac
2 kids... full set (one of each) 10 and 8
Been a "single parent" about 10 weeks
hello itsnitac,
nice to see you here!
sy
My name is Emma and I am proud Mum to Grace who is 18 months old.
I live in Chesham in Bucks and I am looking to meet other single Mum's if possible locally or further in to London. I am on the Met line.
I have been a single Mum since Grace was born.
hello itsnitac
You are welcome to the boards, great to have you here. It's only been a few weeks for you as a single parent, how are you coping? Do ask for support, that's what we're here for :)
Hi bettyflynn
Good to have you with us. Please join in any of the threads that takes your fancy. Hope you will be bale to contact some local mums as well. a good website for that is http://www.netmums.com/coffeehouse/ but please stay with us as well! It's all about mutual support here. :D
Hi and welcome to all new single parents to the site! Its great to 'see' you here! I really look forward to getting to know you all! Have a look in the Local Info section of the Online Groups, add anything that is going on in your area that you are planning to go to and invite others!
Chat to all in other threads :D
Hi I'm Kazza,50, single mum to a lad of 14, a terrible teen, newly moved to the Bournemouth area..............need to make new friends. :) Don't get on the computer much. I enjoy Line dancing and darts and socialising, that'll do for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kazza, nice to meet you! I am glad you have found us! I have a 14 year old daughter and this is the age where I am really aware that it would help having another adult around to back me up or take over when I have pulled all my hair out!! Actually she is really very good, but I am constantly aware that this could all change very shortly!!
hi i'm tiredmama
mum to a 3 year old boy
i've been single parent since he was a few months old, and had many ups and downs..
look forward to meeting people on here!
x
Hi tiredmama,
welcome to One Space!
Please join in on any of the threads.
Look forward to getting to know you :)
sy
Hi Kazza and tiredmama
You are both very welcome here and I look forward to getting to know you. Please do join in the chat and keep us company :)
Hi I'm Gemma I'm 26 have two children a son who's 6yrs and a daughter who's 5yrs. My son has special needs, and i am just recently single after my husband of 8years left me because 'he realised i wasn't perfect'
Look forward to chatting with you
Helloooo zane26!
really nice to meet you. You're very welcome here.
Please feel free to join in with any of the discussion topics.
Very sorry to hear you are having a tough time. You must be really hurting.
'he realised i wasn't perfect'
did he really say that?
I wouldn't want to live with someone perfect.
I like all those little quirks and faults, hehe.
Looking forward hearing more from you :)
sy
Helloooo zane26!
really nice to meet you. You're very welcome here.
Please feel free to join in with any of the discussion topics.
Very sorry to hear you are having a tough time. You must be really hurting.
'he realised i wasn't perfect'
did he really say that?
I wouldn't want to live with someone perfect.
I like all those little quirks and faults, hehe.
Looking forward hearing more from you :)
sy
thanks :D
Hi Gemma,
welcome to this lovely group! I have got alot of comfort from people here & it makes me feel I'm not alone. I joined the group nearly 4 wks ago when my husband walked out when I found messages & photos on his phone, he didn't come back & moved in with her!
I'm sorry to hear your news, it is very hard. I have two children with Aspergers syndrome, my daughter 15 & son 9. I also have a 13 yr old that is more challenging than the other two!!!
Was it all a bit sudden? od did you know things were not right for a while?
You will find alot of help here from people I'm sure.
Paula
Hi there! This is my first post on this site, and hopefully not the last! I am wizzy100, as u can see (!) and I have one daughter who is 21 months old and have been a single parent since my ex-fiance and I broke up during my pregnancy. He's no longer around and apart from occasional maintenance payments has no imput anymore. I have a very supportive family but find being a single parent very lonely, especially as, being in my mid-twenties, most of my friends live in London and I am living out in the sticks where I know no one, and none of my friends in the city are parents either. It'd be great to chat with some people who might be in the same or similar position, just to have others to relate to a bit.
Hello wizzy100,
really nice to hear from you.
You're really welcome here, please join in on any of the discussions!
hug
sy
Hi Gemma,
welcome to this lovely group! I have got alot of comfort from people here & it makes me feel I'm not alone. I joined the group nearly 4 wks ago when my husband walked out when I found messages & photos on his phone, he didn't come back & moved in with her!
I'm sorry to hear your news, it is very hard. I have two children with Aspergers syndrome, my daughter 15 & son 9. I also have a 13 yr old that is more challenging than the other two!!!
Was it all a bit sudden? od did you know things were not right for a while?
You will find alot of help here from people I'm sure.
Paula
that's the thing if we were having problems then i would be ok but we werent things were as close to perfect as u get. Little niggles like all relationships(put the towels away, who forgot the milk etc lol) But he just went to the shop and that was it he was gone. All his things are here all he had was his clothes on his back. Hardest thing is my daughter was such a daddys girl and she is constantly asking for him, n it taking all my strength not to tell her he a selfish git.
Thx for ur kind post :D
Terrible shock for you
Hello wizzy
welcome to One Space! It's good to have you here, please do join in the chat and feel free to ask for, and receive support from others. I know that loneliness can be a really big problem when you're a lone parent so now you have some new online friends!
Louise :D
Hello zane
You are most welcome too, I have just left you a message on the other thread in the Separation and Divorce section, please feel free to join all the topics and look forward to getting to know you
Louise :D
Hi my username is maj86, I have one daughter who is 10
hello maj
Welcome to One Space and I hope you will feel you have a bunch on new, online friends. Pleae do join in the threads, give your views, give a helping hand where you can and ask for the support you need....
Look forward to getting to know you
Louise :)
Hi all
This is my first post, so please be gentle!
My user name is as posted, however my actual name is Ruth. I have two daughters aged 9 and 5; I actually split up with their Dad when my eldest was 2, however, we continued dating, hence my youngest daughter! He eventually left me for a woman he met online, however, this was a long time ago and who wants to keep digging up the past? I split with my ex-partner (not their father) a few months ago after 4 years.
I have seemed to lose a lot of friends every time I've split with someone, and my best friends live in oher parts of the country, so I feel a bit lonely at times. So I thought I'd join here and find other people in a similar situatuin to me to chat to.
Hope you are all keeping well.
Ruth xx
Hello Miss_Amelle,
very nice to have you here. You've had a tough time!
Please join in on the discussion threads.
Look forward to hearing from you more.
hug
sy
Hi Ruth
Great to have you with us, thanks for your post. Have a look around the boards and you will see there's lots going on so do join in, you will be made most welcome.
I agree that you can lose friends when a relationship breaks up. Sometimes it is not that people are taking the other person's "side", it is that people feel unsure of how to behave (bit like when someone has a bereavement). So in one sense it is up to us to ask for support, on the other hand it is a good opportunity to take a long, cool look at the people in your life and decide whether they are really your friends and to make sure that you surround yourself with good people. There's plenty on here, so it's a good place to start!
Hey there and welcome to all newcomers!
I have been away for a week and it is great to see some new faces :lol:
I look forward to getting to know you and hearing about your lives and the ups and downs single parenthood brings to you! :)
Hello there my name is Alison,41 in Wiltshire,mum to a girl of 13 and a boy of 10,have been split from their dad for 8 years now,ive recently had to close my florist shop due to the recession and ill health so have more time on my hands and would love to get to know people in the same situation as me.:)
Ali xx
Hi Ali
I'm so, so sorry you've had to close your shop.
Hi Ali and welcome to the One Space boards, there is lots of online support here so do please join in the threads, give your views and generally contribute. In the "introduce yourself" section there is a thread called "hello" which is the day to day chat thread as well
Hello Ali,
I'm so sorry your florist shop has gone.
It must be really painful for you and a daily worry for some time I expect.
Are you being hassled by debt people?
huug
sy
hello to everyone!!!!!!
My name is Susan.
I have 2 kids
18 year old girl and a 6 year old boy.
Yip I know a huge age gap, but its kinda cool have an inbuilt babysitter...lol.
hello Susan,
welcome, I love it hear because everyone is so nice!
Would love to hear more about you, how long you have been single etc? are you over it?
whatever you like!
My name is Paula I am 42, husband left 5 wks ago to live with 25 yr old!
look forward to hearing more, only if you want of course.
Paula
Hello Susan,
tell us more about yourself and what brought you to onespace.
Looking forward to hearing more from you
sy
Hi Susan, it's good to see you here, you are welcome! There is lots of support here, as you will find. Yes you do have a big age gap so it must have felt like bringing up two separate families at times, did it?
hi my names nikk i have a son of 9, two daughters who have left home aged 18-20 im a single parent ive been single for 8yrs x
Thanks to all of you for taking the time to reply - its very much appreciated. Looking forward to chatting more in the coming weeks!