Topic: good parent but bad friend
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Wed 09/22/10 11:00 AM
im a single parent havg 2 kids in teens..........
its hard to parent singley

i conditioned my mind to focus only home and office ......hence hav a nil social life!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dnt knw if im doin gud or nearg to a cubical hapiness ....

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Wed 09/22/10 11:06 AM
Just make sure you set time aside for YOU! I raised 5 alone and found that if you don't get away once in awhile...you tend to have evil thoughtslaugh laugh laugh I know it's tough....but give yourself some free time.

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Wed 09/22/10 11:40 AM
Welcome to the site!!!

Yes, love them, but let them grow; make them responsible, but you remain the guide; remember they grow up and go away so, make time for you....

Best of Luck to YOU!!!

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Wed 09/22/10 12:02 PM

Just make sure you set time aside for YOU! I raised 5 alone and found that if you don't get away once in awhile...you tend to have evil thoughtslaugh laugh laugh I know it's tough....but give yourself some free time.



I agree!!!


Ya need time to yourself as a woman....I never involved a man in our lives for a very long time...I kept to being mom...and that was my only concern....

but....

I did find time to go out with my girlfriends..movies...shopping...spa or just to thier house for coffee....


without that time....I right now would be in an asylum...drawing dirty pictures on the wall....heheh:heart:

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Wed 09/22/10 12:20 PM

im a single parent havg 2 kids in teens..........
its hard to parent singley

i conditioned my mind to focus only home and office ......hence hav a nil social life!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dnt knw if im doin gud or nearg to a cubical hapiness ....



ur doing it right, but to mimic others, do make time for you or you will go nuts,..lol


you ARE a parent first, not a friend,,,they have peers to tell them what they want to hear and make them happy,,, you are there to teach and guide them through love and discipline and plenty of good examples...when they grow up, they will be 'friends' of yours and appreciate all the sacrifices and hard choices you made to help them grow into better people

good luck