When I got divorced, I said goodbye to certain dating habits. Obviously, it takes time to find the right rhythm with the children, to rebuild a social life and to think about yourself! So even if it’s not always easy, being a solo mom can also be good …
1- Enjoy mornings without children to finally take your time and pamper yourself …
2- No longer open bank mails, because we know in advance that we are in the open at the end of the month …
3- Looking forward to the “childless” weekend to invite girlfriends and watch series over and over …
4- To be a multi-cap mother : homework, minor injuries, all kinds of DIY, a solo mom must know how to do everything!
5- Hang out late at night because we had to tidy up the whole house after dinner …
6- Think we can spend one in two Christmases in a swimsuit, on a deckchair, the year when we don’t have children …
7- Imagine playfully, her new darling hidden in the room, while we run off to drop the children off at school in the morning …
8- Make friends with all the mothers of the parents’ association to be sure that we will not miss any important information from the school …
9- Hug her children even more, every night, so that they understand that we still love them as much, even if we are no longer with their dad …
10 Stop feeling guilty if you haven’t planned anything special on the weekend with his children. A pajama day all together is also good …
11 Joining friends on vacation with all your kids to avoid the plan in a club, alone, with her children and the eyes of happy couples …
12 End up marrying his banker, who, by dint of summoning us to talk about our overdraft, fell in love with our favorite excuse: “it’s for the happiness of my children, I want them not to miss anything” …