One last video log, recorded in Paradise. Complete with very cute footage of my kidlets. Enjoy!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Sometimes Single Parenting Sucks Arse
One last video log, recorded in Paradise. Complete with very cute footage of my kidlets. Enjoy!
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Yes. It's incredibly hard. No-one realises how emotionally and physically draining it is. Even when your kids are at school and daycare. Just knowing that you are the only one they've got is exhausting and stressful.
I'm glad you are at least getting some sleep. I stay up way too late playing stupid games and then get woken up way too early. I just want to run away. Even a single week away would be nice.
It's been nearly two years for me. It is easier now than it was. My expectations of me are less, or rather more realistic. And the grief is no longer such a huge part of my life.
I'm sure that for you, the grief is still a huge part of the exhaustion.
Hugs, Lori. Look after yourself...
Hi Lori, i was a single mum for a few years so can understand the exhaustion. Its relentless, you are not only dealing with looking after your children 24/7 but its the other things, finances and all those other things that just add to the stress. You have also got so much to deal with, with your grief as well. I do feel for you. Your kids are gorgeous by the way! It does get easier as they get older but you have to get through now. Wish i had some answers for you Xx
You are still my hero Lori - may not mean much but I admire you more than you may know. xx
Like everyone agrees, it is exhausting and relentless and rewarding all at the same time.
I wish I could give you a little time out every now and then. x
Very cute kidlets indeed. Single parenting is tough. Very, very tough. And I think that a lot of people just don't get it, just don't understand the relentlessness of it, and the mental as well as physical exhaustion. Day in, day out. I hope you have friends who can give you some time out occasionally. Hugs. x
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I think it is absolutely tough and no one will realise just how tough it is until they're in the thick of it themselves. You are a champion. Don't doubt that for a second.
Oh dear girl, i am exhausted FOR you. Our kidlets are the exact same age and I do NOT know how you are doing it alone. I'm exhausted and I am not a single parent. It's so TOUGH. I hope you can find ways to get some breaks. Looks like Chop is almost big enough for parent-free activities? People keep telling me it does get better eventually... You are amazing, awesome and fabulous. And though you may be feeling crappy - you look great. So nice to see you and the kidlets. Thanks for sharing :)
I don't know how single parents do it . . . they are my heros! You are my hero.
Ah, Chop and Bump are totally adorable! Thanks for sharing their beautiful little faces with us.
Jenn
Just another reason I have the utmost respect for you, Lori...but you ARE resilient, that's for sure. :-)
Chop and Bump are just DIVINE. Those beautiful little faces, giggles and just JOY...I hope they help reassure you that you're doing an amazing job. I'm not there to see the everyday goings-on, but I can just tell you really are. :-)
Single parents just fill me with awe and amazement. I swear, if I were over there, I would be more than happy to help you out by taking your kids off your hands on a regular basis, or maybe doing a grocery shop for you or coming over to help clean or something. I can only imagine how exhausting it is. However, I do have to say you have ADORABLE kiddoes!! :-)
Hang in there. It does get easier, I swear. I've always been a single parent. My daughter is eight now. It is definitely harder when they are pre-school and at home with you all day. It gets a lot easier once they start nursery or school and you get some head space.
Yep the single parenting thing sucks majorly. I went through it for a while and it was less than ideal. It is just the knowing that your are IT and you can't just say that you want to duck to the shops for a minute, you have to load the kids in the car and then of course actually shopping with kids and remembering everything you were there to get is so difficult as well.
My heart goes out to you!! Wish I was close enough that I could come and babysit for a couple of hours for you....your little kidlets are adorable!!!
Your babies are so effing cute!
x
I can't imagine how emotionally exhausting it is. Having a husband who commutes, he tends to leave before they are awake and get home after they are asleep, it might be tempting to think I do it solo for a big part of the week. But just knowing that at some stage he will be home with chocolate/wine/dish washing ability is a huge thing and you are doing an awesome job.
Look at those babies! So divinely gorgeous. And I know what you mean about finding time during the day Riley doesn't sleep either and the Squishy is a cat napper so it takes a big effort on my part to get any writing done.
im finding parenting hard and there's 2 of us! So i take my hat off to you my dear, you are doing a fantastic job.
and gosh both of them look so much like Tony.
xx
Dear Sweet Lady
i have been a single mum for 5yrs now and know the struggles of trying to keep 2 small kids happy content and quiet while standing in lines, my eldest now has an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, which give me little time to myself i drop him at school for 3 hours a day race home and try and spend some much needed time with my little man.
Just know u are not alone in this single mum struggle of taking care of your gorgeous kiddies BUT please remember to take care of yourself
Much love Shelley
ive only been a reader of your blog for a few weeks.. lori, you truly are my hero. what you are doing is amazing, and those beautiful kidlets (more specifically the happiness they radiate) are evidence of that.. love your writing.
xo
Single parenting sucks big hairy balls and even though you are exhausted you still look gorgeous! I feel your pain after just having nursed my 6yo through chickenpox this week, nights of him screaming, trying to tear his skin off and me holding him, crying from lack of sleep and the desperate need of wishing there was someone else to tag team with me but here is no-one, it's just me, and you get through it, somehow. You are doing an amazing job and your kids are proof of that. Hang in there kiddo, we here in virtual land are wrapping you in our arms for a big supportive hug.
It's the age they are. They are most loving and most demanding. It will get easier and you will get less tired. Honestly. When can they go to kindy? Just for a short time each week will be great for them and for you. I was a single parent when daughter was 1year to 4 years but I worked (in office) not stay at home. Sanity for me. You have taken the harder route but it will be better for your kids. Stick with it. The satisfaction as they grow into fantastic little people is an incredible reward. Xxx
cutest kids ever!!!!!!
When your kids are teenagers you will wonder if they will ever get out of bed. I know, it seems a long time off.
Your kids are just gorgeous as are you :) I so hope you find the happiness you deserve. xx Sonia
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