Family Forum / Parenting / Single Parents / September 2004

I'm not entirely a newbie - I've been lurking since mid-June, or so.
Probably would still be just lurking, but I finally had to break cover
on the "Dating and Marriage Advice" thread, so I figured I'd better say
hello.

I have a ten-month old son, and I work full time. I am so afraid of
dating-- so afraid of the "baggage" labels. I fear that I will never
find the time to meet anyone again. How do you cope with your
loneliness and similar anxieties? How can I protect my son from

My daughter is reluctant to stay the night and I have no reason why other
than I make her behave when she is at my house. Everytime it is my weekend
for the kids to stay she throws a fit and crys and says she doesn't want
to stay the night. I'm at a loss, to a point it makes me sick ...

My son showed me this. It's great after a tough day. :-)
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Kat this thread is for you considering you're the only one I know in
Edmonton from this group (sorry it's bad form to put your name in the
header. lol)  Anyways, Paul G is coming to visit this week (let's cross our
fingers he makes it) and I thought we should all get together for ...

Yeah.... school is back!!! NO more.... "I'm BORED!!!"  (Well, except on the
weekends)
Tiff

I found this group roughly about 11 days ago. I've read all the messages
that came up on my reader (only about 136) over the course of the last 11
days. I went in search of a group where I could find people who may be able
to offer me some ideas, advice and possible even ...

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I'm 30 with 2 kids aged 5 and 2. I've been with my partner for 11 years,
married for 7. Maybe I am going through a mid-life crisis but I feel like an
old woman. Our sex life has been bad almost since the start of our
relationship but that didn't seem to matter as we always enjoyed ...