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May 27, 2010, 10:19 am

I hope that people will find this site useful and feel comfortable leaving information about their struggles without the fear of being judged. Your information will not be posted with your comments so it is anonymous. This is intended to be a safe forum. It has many purposes. Accessing resources within the community, venting about struggles related to being a single parent and the feeling of support that it gives others to know that they are not alone. I will try to include upcoming community events as the website progresses. Thanks for being here. Wendy

May 26, 2010, 9:16 pm

this is a much needed project. thank you for getting it going in our community. here's to all the single parents out there, and to dumping out all those stereotypes!

May 14, 2010, 3:51 pm

This sounds like a wonderful idea, and I wish it all the best.

March 29, 2010 9:26 am

Welcome - Single Parents Support Network is an interactive site that allows parents to network, find resources, or just vent about daily life. Anonymous journal entries help us to know that we are not the only ones who struggle and poetry helps us to vent in a positive and creative way that helps ourselves and others at the same time. These are examples of the interactive aspect of this site. Please feel free to comment, blog or ask questions. Comments go through an approval process due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter. Hurtful comments, inappropriate language, judgement, advertising blogs, and discrimination are not allowed. This is a site for facing the challenges of being a single parent and finding solutions. Thank you for your understanding!

August 23, 2009 11:38 pm

It's 7:40 am and I'm drinking my coffee. It's been 5 months living on only my work income. It's been difficult and I have not caught up yet. Last night I worried about getting sick. If I couldn't work for a week, it would destroy us. That just can't happen right now! I am working Tuesday through Saturday and trying to pick up at least one extra shift a week. I figured out why I can't manage the bills right now. Every time I turn around the teenagers need money for something. I am buying back to school stuff on E-bay so I can just use my credit. Senior pictures will cost money and sports are a money pit! I asked my daughter to start paying for her own internet on her phone so that will help a little. I am glad that I can pay for these things, but it makes me realize that it's not that I'm bad with my finances and that feels better. I want her to have a good year her senior year. I have had no romance or drama for about 8 months now and it has helped to clear my head. So I went online and found out that I bounced the check for the sport's fee. This is the second time! The last time was because I wrote it out of the wrong account and this time it was because my account was negative for over 10 days and the bank wouldn't honor it. I made a deposit on Friday and finally got it positive, but I guess the check went through on Thursday! DAMN! I also bounced the chick for the camping fee last week. I have paid over $100 in overdraft fees this month! The camping was worth it. I forgot to bring cash (which I had at home), lesson learned. Luckily, I had my checkbook with me. They will probably charge me a fee too. The sport fee check was worth it too. It's kind of embarrassing that it is the second time though. I'm just glad that I'm working today and that Monday is my only day off. I want to take Alex to Seattle and go to the zoo, but I don't think I should spend the gas money. It would only cost $20 and I think I have some credit on a card. What should I do? Why isn't his dad helping? Alex is still his son and it would show good faith. He is really sick and I hope he gets help. I know I tried, but I was getting dragged under. It's better for Alex to have one healthy parent than two unhealthy ones because we are fighting all the time. Alex is up now and playing with his new cars. He's really into the Disney Cars and pepperoni pizza too! I am going to make breakfast for us now and let him pick the tomato outside.

April 16, 2008 11:38 pm

I have had the flu for the last week and I'm still not better. I feel a little better, but not going to work. I'm caught up with school, but I'm always behind in math. This class is hard! It's math for the liberal arts. Venn diagrams, truth tables, etc. Who thought this stuff up? I want to punch them in the face. Dylan moved in with his dad because I'm too mean, I guess. Rose is making her own breakfast- almost 16 now. Jason will be 17 on Saturday and I'm getting him a gas card....$3.55 a gallon! It's funny ow it's so easy to see your mistakes when you look back, but while you are making them, you barely have a clue. Regret is the cancer of life. What's the point of regret as long as you learn from your mistakes? Isn't that the idea?