For those of you who read this - I know it's not too many - some of you know me personally, so this won't come as a shock to you. But, for the rest of you, there's a minor, personal detail which I've left out of my previous blog posts. If you've been following me for any period of time, this may be surprising to you as I've shared the in's and out's of pregnancy, labor, and delivery, as well as many other sordid details of parenting. But, alas, there is one important item which I've neglected to share. I am a military spouse. Now, you may be wondering what this means and what it has to do with the title of this post on being a single parent. This essentially means that there are times when my husband cannot be around to be the father that I know he wants to be. There are times when I must make the decisions for my family. And, there are times when I must struggle through tantrums, milestones, life lessons, and other childhood dramas without su...
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