I’ve been home alone for over a week now and I’ve been having terrible FOMO. My children are all on holiday with their dad, step family and partners and I’m missing them. You’d think it would have disappeared by now, that feeling I get when my children are away. On […]
Do you still believe in marriage? I can’t decide and am in two minds about this. MIND ONE This is my bitter and twisted divorcee approach to life whereby I think marriage is a fucking travesty and what is the fucking point? (It swears a lot, this piece of my […]
After all these years of single parenting my job is nearly done. I have empty nest syndrome occurring before my very eyes and am beginning to realise that if I’m not careful I will end up home alone with two cats, covered in hair (me, not the cats). One who […]
Finally, after many years of being a single parent, I am beginning to work out how to project manage my way through Christmas in a way that hopefully works for us all. It’s basically all about delegation. So if you have older children like I do, then set them some […]
How quickly did September come round? School’s back for the winter and now we face the long trek to Christmas, via a brief October half-term break. Still, there’s a lot to be said for shiny new uniform and September in general and I’m trying to be positive, because this is […]
I understand from an article in The Times yesterday that there has been a change to the new DIY divorce form introduced yesterday that lawyers warn “could lead to more adultery accusations”. What is wrong with that? Section 8 now offers a space that is more explicit than before to […]
It is not only the justice system that needs to be totally revised when it comes to divorce, but the whole issue of raising children. I would love to see the unpaid “caring” work that women (or men) do, both in the UK and globally be given a clear value, […]
There are constantly new dating rules in the world of online dating and it is now such a competitive space that singles are even paying experts to advise them and flirt for them. Not sure this is the way forward for me, because, whilst I’m not ruling it out, a […]
How to get the most out of a long weekend as a single parent is not a simple task. As a single parent, very often long weekends can be stressful – either because you’re having to look after your children on your own and keep them entertained, or in my […]
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY. Although it’s not so happy when you appreciate the focus this year. According to the World Economic Forum, the gender gap won’t entirely close until 2186. Not sure how they’ve worked that out, but that is ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE YEARS AWAY. THAT IS WAAAAAY […]
My friend and I recently agreed that there is much to be said for being single in your 50’s. So much so that we are both potentially in dire danger of never having a relationship again unless we are prepared to make a supreme effort to do something about it. […]
Should I get a divorce is apparently spiking as a search trend just a few days after Christmas. Which is generally always the case – “Divorce Day” is notoriously the first working day of January. However, as a divorcee myself, I would suggest you sit tight and wait until you’ve […]
