The day I realised I let my daughter down

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The day I realised I let my daughter down.

This blog post is a bit different. It’s not what I would usually write about, but writing is therapeutic for me and I feel I need to get my thoughts and feelings out, and on to paper (so to speak). I also want to answer some of the common questions I have been getting because I am completely overwhelmed with messages and emails at the moment (which is also super lovely) about what happened to my daughter and I last week with the Instagram impersonator.

The 19th September was an awful day for me. I had just clicked on my notifications on Instagram when I noticed the very top notification; it was the last person who had liked one of my photos. I didn’t recognize the name or handle, but it was the Instagram user’s profile photo that caught my eye. It was a photo of my daughter and I in the Blue Mountains.Continue Reading →

Seven Crucial Lessons Learned in Five Years of Single Parenting

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Seven Crucial Lessons Learned in Five Years of Single Parenting.

It’s safe to say that I have learned a lot in my five years of single parenting. By no means do I have everything sorted at all times. There are some really difficult aspects of single parenting that I do struggle with, but I have learned some lessons that have definitely made life as a single mum easier.

Here are some of the most useful lessons I have learned about single motherhood.Continue Reading →

Tinder Surprise – Part 7

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Tinder Surprise – Part 7

Oh boy, where do I start?

I have two crazy dating “situations” that I have been dying to write about. Today I’m going to fill you in on one of them – an update on my ghoster. Remember him?

Check out this blog post if you have no idea what I’m talking about…

So, I actually spoke about the first part of this story on a previous podcast episode, but I haven’t written about it. So here goes…Continue Reading →

Five behaviors that scream your ex is a Disneyland Dad

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Five behaviors that scream your ex is a Disneyland Dad.

My daughter has just returned from a trip with her dad. The Disneyland Dad that is… You know the type? Does the minimal amount of parenting and swoops in from time to time to do all the fun stuff.

Over the years, my ex has had his fair share of Disneyland Dad moments.

So, how can YOU tell if your ex is a Disneyland Dad?

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