The best of solomother: dealing with disappointment
If you’re a single parent whose former partner has bailed on the whole “involved parenting” thing, you’re not alone. Recently, my son — the King of Everything — was pretty angry at his father, who lives in another country. While I’m glad he feels comfortable enough with me to express his anger, I wish he could talk to his father about it. I’ve listened patiently to this six year old boy as he rages against how unfair and unkind it is that his father doesn’t call him often, never writes, hasn’t come to visit him in over a year. “I …read more
