My proudest moments of being a single parent – Ema’s story
Posted 21 March 2020
I was late in the game of parenthood, although had been a nanny for over 20 years so was very prepared to be a mother, when I eventually did it was at the age of...
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Why I’m running Gingerbread’s Virtual Marathon – Daniel’s story
Posted 17 May 2019
Gingerbread Fundraising Officer Daniel writes about his experience of growing up in a single parent family, and why he’s taking part in our Virtual Marathon as a tribute to the strength of his parents. On...
Lost my partner and gained a daughter
Posted 4 October 2017
Steve lives in Birmingham with his (almost) five year old daughter Sam. His partner passed away shortly before their daughter was born by caesarean section. Since then he has raised Sam alone. Steve runs a...
Continuing life after Jo
Posted 4 October 2017
Chris Davies used to be a communications officer for his local county council in Dorset, but that all changed when he saw a job advertised for a web manager at the Weldmar Hospicecare Trust –...
We were engaged when he died
Posted 3 October 2017
Irene is 28 years old and has a two year old son. She became a single parent after losing her fiancé in a car accident. Here, she shares how she’s learning to cope. My soul mate My...
Bereaved when my son was a few months old
Posted 3 October 2017
Eddie is 50 years old and lives in Worthing with his 13 year old son, Connor. After his wife died suddenly when their son was just a few months old, Eddie had to adapt quickly...
Bereaved with four
Posted 3 October 2017
Thirty year-old Clare lives in The Wirral and became a single mum to her four children when her partner died suddenly last year. We were just a normal family. My partner Maz and I both worked, we...
Moving on from domestic violence and tragedy
Posted 22 February 2016
Joanna is 27 and a single mum to her daughter, Mia, who is eight. She is originally from south London but moved to Wales 10 years ago. After a series of personal tragedies and a...