One of the most popular posts on this blog is called Need Advice: Single Mothers. I wrote the post because having a child, especially the second, third, four or more child, is a very stressful time in any relationship. Some relationships just don’t make it and, for a woman alone with a tiny baby, that can be a very scary prospect.
Gloria Gamat, who writes Cancer Commentary, has been a single mother to her son since the very beginning of his life. I asked her about some of the issues she has faced and found out that single motherhood is …read more

The most stressful time in a marriage, you may have heard is after a baby is born into that relationship. Based on my own experience and other women’s anecdotes it’s really the birth of the second child that brings with it the onset of olympic stress. With the second child, both partners are well and truly trapped. My husband is a great dad and that knowledge gets me through most of the daily crap that has found it’s way into our relationship. 
That said, I once asked for advice from single mothers in this space. I wanted to know what it was …read more

Are there any single mothers out there who would like to share their experiences in an interview with me to be posted on this blog? I am looking for single mothers who either have an infant or became single when one of their children was an infant.
Since having a baby is one of the most stressful times in a relationship, it just occured to me that some couples just don’t get through it. I bet the only thing harder than realising that you’re breaking up while you have a very dependent baby, is doing it with no where to turn. …read more