Hats off to single parents

Or in fact to anyone who does any solo parenting over any length of time.

Hubs was away with work for 3 days last week, and he is away again for a further 3 days this week. I don’t do solo parenting very well. I always get excited first of all at the idea of having the remote control to myself, of being able to hog the whole bed, of eating junk food in front of the TV and calling it dinner.

But then reality hits, and on top of the usual parenting malarkey, I realise that our gorgeous, yank-your-arm-out-of-its-socket-on-a-walk, dog will need taking out at least twice a day. And I’ll need to do it with a 6 year old and a 5 month old in tow.

Our energetic dog – don’t be fooled by appearances

Yesterday I couldn’t persuade L to get changed before the dog walk at 7pm, so if you saw a 6 year old, wearing a fairy dress, wings, a tiara and welly boots, pushing a 5 month old in pyjamas in a pushchair, accompanied by a stressed out, mad-eyed mummy, being dragged along by the afore-mentioned dog in south London, that would have been us.

24 hours and 2 dog walks to go until Hubs is back. And counting. Until then, pass me the remote and my crisp butty, I might as well make the most of my freedom.

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4 Responses

  1. Honest Mum says:

    Urgh it can be so hard with 2-O is in nursery a lot but wow on the day he isn’t, juggling both (with a jealous toddler and clingy baby) is hair wrenchingly hard! Pass the chip butty indeed!

  2. Honest Mum says:

    Should add I find it hard and I’m not a single parent (very hands on husband and family)-my single mum friends are my heroes-amazing x

  3. Franglaise Mummy says:

    Exactly – I’ve got friends who solo parent a lot/most of the time and I have no idea how! True heroes.

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