{"id":73259,"date":"2024-04-09T16:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=73259"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:02:03","slug":"being-a-solo-mom-is-exhausting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/being-a-solo-mom-is-exhausting\/","title":{"rendered":"Being A Solo Mom Is Exhausting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Being a solo mom is more exhausting than anything you\u2019ll ever do. Believe it. I want you to know I see you, you are doing a great job, and you\u2019re appreciated.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>No matter how many people you have around you, being a Mom is hard. Of course, it is! Parenting is some heavy-duty business. Today though, I\u2019m talking directly to solo moms.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>Dear Solo Moms Everywhere\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>I know all the things you have to do every single day just to keep all the balls in the air.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>1. All the errands are on you.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Whether your kiddo needs a notebook or 2 dozen cupcakes the next day for school, it\u2019s all on you. You can\u2019t look across the table at someone and ask if they\u2019ll run to the store and pick them up.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>2. There is no one there to tag team those middle of the night throw-ups.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>A little one getting sick in the middle of the night is THE WORST. Being a solo parent means there is no one to bring you an extra towel or soothe them while you change the clothes they just soiled.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>3. No back-up.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Those days when you just really need to get to bed early, because you\u2019ve caught a cold, have an early morning, or just are flat out exhausted from a long week; there\u2019s no one to take over for you.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>4. There\u2019s no, \u201cGo Ask Your Dad\u201d.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Seriously, it\u2019s a great cop-out. One that is used all the time because hey, sometimes you don\u2019t want to answer the question or decide the outcome. \u2018Go ask someone else\u2019, is a great response. But single moms are the final decision maker, all day, every day.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>5. You have to remember ALL the things.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>It would be great if there was someone to share the burden of remembering. If someone misses a dentist appointment or forgets that yesterday at school was Hat Day, it\u2019s all on you.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'><strong>6. You also do all the worrying.<br>\n<span style='\"font-size:'>Like all moms, you worry. It would be amazing to have someone to tell me it\u2019s OK and that I\u2019m doing a good job. It would be equally as nice for someone to carry all this worry and guilt.\n<p><span style='\"font-size:'>Being a mom is exhausting for everyone. But when you have little to no help doing it, it\u2019s even more tiring. Cheers to all the single moms that are rocking it! \u2665\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a solo mom is more exhausting than anything you\u2019ll ever do. Believe it. I want you to know I see you, you are doing a great job, and you\u2019re appreciated. No matter how many people you have around you, being a Mom is hard. Of course, it is! Parenting is some heavy-duty business. 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