Top Ten Father Facts
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Now I don't necessarily believe all of this....I am a single mother and my daughters are well adjusted people....well, I believe for now they are....
My oldest is an "A" student at a private school and my youngest (who is only 2.5) is very sweet and helpful. Now I'll admit, I have my issues with their dads, but I feel as if I shower my children with so much love it's like they are getting a mom and a dad in one.
Because I am the only parent they have to really discpline them and I am the parent that esstenially gives them permission....they can't play the two against the middle game. They only have one player to turn to....ME.....such limited options, perhaps but we are all on the same page as how things go in our house.
Now I will admit that I as a single parent, I don't have some of the relaxation luxuries as maybe other parents who are married or living with their S/O have. I am constantly "stuck" perhaps with my daughters....we do EVERYTHING together. It's been a while since I've been to the movies....EVERY recent movie I've seen....is because of NETFLIX.....
Yes, I am tired, because I make all the decisions....but somehow I get the feeling that married parents are having some of the same issues....I have learned from my married friends, just because they are married doesn't mean they always get the support they need from one another, thus making it almost like a single parent family home.
Such as life I guess......
One of the biggest expectations I had about being married was the idea that it would be a partnership. I don't know where I got that from ;-D
ReplyDeleteTurned out that he ended up being the CEO and I was the Executive Vice-President in Charge of Schlepping. (I fired him.)
I do worry about how lack of a positive male presence will effect her self esteem with men.