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Posted 27 May 2010
Gingerbread President J K Rowling writes exclusively on stigma, welfare cuts and her experience of being a single parent. Nearly twenty years ago (it’s a shock to me to write that, because it still seems quite...
Posted 18 April 2019
Rachel is a single parent to her three year-old daughter, Faith. She was first signposted to Gingerbread while pregnant and has used many of our services ever since. Here, she writes about her amazing journey...
Posted 8 October 2018
After separating from her partner ten years ago, Vicki used Gingerbread’s advice and guidance to move forward with her son. Here, she discusses the emotional aspects of her journey as a single parent. Someone once said...
Posted 3 April 2018
Single mum Dani talks about her experience of leaving an abusive relationship, and her advice for those who find themselves in a similar situation. In February 2012, my daughter was 5 months old. Her Dad was...
Posted 16 November 2017
Lidia has put together her top ten tips to support others get through the highs and lows of single parenthood. Love and accept yourself It’s not always easy to love and accept yourself as a single parent....Live without resentment One of the worst things in life is to have resentment and even worse is having resentment towards your children. I learnt a very valuable lesson. Sometimes resentment and hate can creep into...
Posted 4 October 2017
Rachel is a single mum to her one-year-old son Thomas. She tells her story of stigma, post-partum psychosis and why seeking and accepting help is so important. I was 19 when I found out I was...
Posted 4 October 2017
When Jo became a single parent, she had to adapt quickly to a situation she never imagined she’d have to face. Coping with financial difficulties and balancing work and her children’s needs hasn’t been easy,...
Posted 4 October 2017
Steve is 56 and a single dad to his two children, aged four and seven. He lives in South Wales and is self-employed. He describes the difficulties of picking his family back up after his...
Posted 4 October 2017
Writer Garry Johnson discusses his experiences of separation and being a single dad to his sons, Sam and Adam. I live in Basildon in Essex with my two sons in their twenties who both work. It’s...
Posted 3 October 2017
Sacha is 42 and lives in North London. She has two children, Ricky who is 25, and Saffron, 17. After becoming a single parent at 16, many people thought Sacha would never amount to anything....
Posted 2 October 2017
For Marie, becoming a single parent meant biting the bullet and coming to terms with the end of her relationship with her children’s father. From keeping things amicable with their dad to juggling work and...
