tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post4819399630143005623..comments2023-09-25T07:18:11.130-07:00Comments on It's All About Balance: Are Single Parent Families Really so Different?Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051174636017409935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-36124757482515223542011-08-06T20:20:48.616-07:002011-08-06T20:20:48.616-07:00I really like what you said about letting go of th...I really like what you said about letting go of the expectation of help. My husband and I recently separated and when both kids are crying in the middle of the night I wish so badly for help, but I realized that even if I had stayed, my husband wouldn't help anyway. Thanks for the great post!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556577116405458424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-56696409812493302292011-08-03T06:31:18.631-07:002011-08-03T06:31:18.631-07:00Wow! Thanks for the nod - I often remind myself t...Wow! Thanks for the nod - I often remind myself that the 'issues' I'm dealing with are ones all mothers deal with and even once wrote about not being so different. <br /><br />You've got a great perspective and I'm glad to see the positive spin on life! <br /><br />I hope you're enjoying your time off!Missy Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020559836786005693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4211674678201251588.post-55858030156227008762011-08-03T05:19:31.315-07:002011-08-03T05:19:31.315-07:00You raise great points, April. There are far more ...You raise great points, April. There are far more similarities than differences, and in some ways, without the "requirement" to focus on a spouse, there's a bit less work.<br /><br />On the other hand, that inability to share decisions also means to share worries and possible solutions. And for those of us who don't have support systems - family or friends in the same boat - we really are carrying the load on our own, or very very close. And that may also mean the financial load, something I don't have to tell you.<br /><br />There is no "soft landing" anywhere, in that case. And kids are still looking to you for guidance, solutions, <i>their</i> soft landing.<br /><br />For some of us, a single parent household is filled with love and disciplines and all the other ingredients to parenting, but also, a disproportionate amount of stress and fatigue.<br /><br />It is what it is, and we try to focus on the good stuff, don't we? It gets us through - everything.BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.com