Anybody a single mother by choice?

CompKB

It's sad that I have to write this, but if you have anything negative to say please just don't. I will not read or respond and I will report to admins. I am only looking to talk with other single mothers by choice. If you are not one, please move on to another post. I've already had two thoughtless people on this forum lecture me about miscarriage, be careful with your words, you don't know anyone's story.

Hello, Are there any other single mothers by choice here? I'm about to start my journey and would love to hear your stories and connect with other people in a similar situation.

Mickey666

Seems an odd choice of forum for a perfectly reasonable question.  Wouldn’t mumsnet give a better chance of finding what/who you’re looking for?

DiscountDuck

Not exactly by choice from the start, but I chose to divorce my husband who isn’t as involved as my kids deserve a father to be. Being a single mum has loads of good points. You get all the memories and all their love, nobody is there to undermine you as a parent, you can raise them exactly as you think is best for them, you get to pick where you go on holidays and days out without having to compromise around anyone else’s commitments besides you and your child/children. You get all the satisfaction of teaching them how to do things, can cook whatever you like etc. 

It’s important to have a tribe, so you have support and people who will love you enough to call you out on any wrong decisions (ALL mums need this sometimes no matter how super they are at parenting) but this doesn’t necessarily have to be a dad. Parenting alone and making a good job of it is do-able and rewarding. I wish you all the best with your parenting adventure. 

KimBaumgart

Hi! I am a daughter of a single mom I just wanted you to know that all single moms are heroes. Don't listen to the negative comments and just seek people who wish you well and support you. My mom is no longer with me, but now when I am going through pregnancy I see how much strength and determination she needed to have once she decided to have me. She is my angel and I miss her very much .. I wish you all the best, and remember you are someone's hero )

TomokoAdhami

I don't know why you gave too many explanations about single mom by choice. There are several ladies who are single mother by choice. But I would appreciate all single mothers because it is not easy to raise your kids alone or even not marry to other men. Secondly, I can understand there are always heart touch circumstances involved behind such single mother decisions. 

oh_really

Why gender the issue, what's wrong with single parent?