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11 reasons to LOVE being a single mum

Being a single mum gets a tonne of bad press. We’re more likely to live in poverty, have mental health problems, be isolated, suffer from stress, and so on, and so on. It can get very depressing. We’re also often on the receiving ends of pitying looks and ‘I don’t know how you cope’ comments….

Thriving as a single mum: 6 lessons from Lorelai Gilmore

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Who are your single mum role models? One of mine is Lorelai Gilmore. While fictional TV characters aren’t normally my go-to source of parenting advice, as a single mum surrounded by couples, I’ll take my single mum role models wherever I find them. Let’s face it, positive representations of single mums aren’t exactly plentiful in our culture. So I…