Family Forum / Parenting / Single Parents / December 2004

I have a professor (won't say his name) who is somewhat elderly.  He
had a stroke not too long ago but his mind/speech is just fine... he
cannot drive though so students volunteer.  I was one of this years
volunteers-  it was no trouble. I drive past his subdivision.... it

Hiyas....
a couple of years ago, when custody became an issue again, my ex kept
insisting that the <scathing sarcasm> big, bad, mean, witch of an exwife
(that'd be me!) prevented him from visiting with his son. My question to him

Hi All, let me be the first to say Merry Christmas to everyone as I may not
have much time later.
Have bought some great presents this year. In the past Freddie's present has
disapeared to his mothers house for months on end so to get my own back (or

My partner two girls, 4 and 2 years old. The 2 year old almost looks
after herself and amuses herself endlessly with whatever can be found
around.
The 4 year old is relentless in her need for attention. She constantly

HI im 34 f texas RIO GRANDE VALLEY
im told im very attractive (guess youll have to judge for yourself)
5'5 149lbs
brown/blonde med hair

My son is only 19 months old and has 2 half sisters ages 9 and 10. If my
son's father doesn't "pick up" the girls, he usually doesn't bother to
visit. I live in Texas and we were never married so 2 months after
delivery we got a Modified Visitation Plan in the child support order

If you've school-aged kids, you might find
http://www.ratemyteachers.co.uk of interest.  The US version has been
popular with students.  The UK site does not yet have a lot of ratings.
If you have opinions on the quality of teachers at your school, this

As a single mother of 3 gorgous girls, when I meet someone new, and tell
them I'm a single parent, I can almost see this curtain come down, and
can almost read their minds.
1. She's looking for a husband.

Hello again, it's me Veronica. I was just wondering how all your lives are
going. Mine is ok I suppose. My son is at his dad's house, so I've been
trying to keep myself occupied since I don't have a new job yet. I guess
you can say I'm feeling lonely. I can't quite figure it out ...

Most the regulars now about the situation with my daughter, her father, the
baby and the babies momma.
I recently found out that the baby was born addicted to narcotics and had to
be put on med's to ease the withdrawal. I am not sure of what narcotics the

While I understand that violence is something that simply cannot be avoided
completely, how do I limit it? Meaning, here at home, I refuse to allow my
kids to watch violent cartoons or surf the internet or even watch the news.
I try to keep everything as positive as possible (even ...

Well, I'm kinda excited, and I can't hold this in much longer, so here it
goes...
Things with the guy I've been seeing for quite a while now have been going
just great.  Better than great, actually, which is a big change and

I am a single parent  with a 4 yo girl (A) and 12 y o boy
the boy is with me 24/7 but the girl (separate mums) is with me Fri. arvo
till mon morn.
(A) goes to child care 9am -4:30 mon -Fri..

Yesterday, being the holiday that it was in the US, we did the obligatory calls
to family and close friends.  T (15 YO)  had no problem calling my mother or my
step-father (whom he'd spent 3 weeks with this summer and loved it) or our
friends.....

G'day all
A friend of mine , another single dad, asked me to find out for him if
his ex has criminally neglected their son.
The mother knew that the boy had a medical problem for 6 years