Being a single mother and co-parenting with your child’s father presents its own unique set of challenges. Single parents have to consider things coupled parents do not. Like, “Which parent will my child spend Christmas with?” Or, “Can I increase child support due to inflation?” But nothing prepared me for what happened the other day…
So my daughter’s father lives a few hours away. When he wants to spend time with her, he drives to my house to pick her up. My daughter is a clever piece of pie. She knows that when the doorbell rings, it’s time to visit Daddy.
Baby Daddy had just dropped my daughter off with me and would be picking her up the next week. She and I were watching TV together that evening. It was getting close to dinner time, so I went into the kitchen to get my baby and I something to eat.
After I placed the order for pizza (#noshamesaturday), I returned to my little Fudgemaker- who by this time, was playing on my phone. A big no-no. Her little ass already managed to order a $1.99 My Little Pony book on my tablet. So I took the phone from her and said, “No. This Momma phone.” She slit her eyes, went for the phone and said, “No! Nugget phone!” Nugget being her nickname. We had a little come to Jesus regarding the phone. She hasn’t touched Momma phone since.
I’m real quick to lay down the law with this one. She may be two years old, but how long can she keep using that excuse? One problem with setting high expectations for your children is that sometimes they do the same for you.
My daughter enjoys her chores a little too much. In fact, Nugget has a toy vacuum about the same size as her. She picked it out herself. Almost carried the thing right out of Walmart. She was struggling with it in the aisles, determined to keep it. So I bought the damned thing.
Cuz why not?
Now she’ll dramatically drag this vacuum into my bedroom and start it up. It makes loud vacuuming noises and everything. Then she’ll look at me with a serious expression like, “Bitch, get your ass up and help me clean! I’m not the only one who lives in this house!”
Little girls can be such cruel tyrants. 😦
But anyway.
The doorbell rings, my daughter races to the front of the house yelling, “Daddy! Daddy!” at the top of her lungs. Then she does this odd dance where she jumps without lifting her feet off the floor chanting, “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.”
I open the door, pay for the pizza, and apologize to the delivery man for my daughter’s confused outburst. #singleparentlife
*Rae
Hahahaha, omg, you made my day laughing. Aren’t they cute though. Kids definitely brighten (and sometimes darken) our days…
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Haha made me laugh as I know just how that slit eye look goes! my 4 yr old has it down to a tee as well as the head turn when she doesn’t wanna listen to me, just waiting for the hand on hip stage and then she will be learning how to walk her backside upstairs to bed 😉
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😂 😂 😂. I remember those days, especially the ‘come to Jesus’ days. We had a few of them. They certainly help us change our perspective on life
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Lol 😂 my daughter was two when she learned that men at daycare are usually the daddy’s, so every we went, she would point to a guy, whether he’s 15 or 50 and yell Daddy!!!!.. so embarrassing lol she called a bag boy daddy smh
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Awesome 🤣
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So real, Rae. 😊
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Well done Rae, encouraging article.
As a single mother, my daughter raised three daughters and what fine young ladies they turned out to be.
One is doing her honors degree, one is in the final year of her degree and her youngest is starting her first year.
Single mothers are the stuff of strong women, strong women raise strong children and strong children will always love their mothers.
So you have good things ahead for you Rae – stand fast and savor every moment of your little nugget.
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Hi Rae,
Your little Nugget is learning the hard lessons of life. I am glad she has you to hide each tough step. With Jesus you have the other half of a perfect team.
Gary
On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 12:34 PM Real as the Streets wrote:
> *Rae posted: “Being a single mother and co-parenting with your child’s > father presents its own unique set of challenges. Single parents have to > consider things coupled parents do not. Like, “Which parent will my child > spend the Christmas with?” Or, “Can I increase chil” >
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I am also a single mom, this is such a real, and inspiring post. Thanks for sharing this.
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