Hello there :-D
I am YellowBananas!! Lol, 28 years old and a single Mum to a 3 year old Anarchist!
I have spent the past 3 years in this sleep-deprived bubble, being pushed and pulled from pillar to post. Thankfully, for Christmas Santa gave me a large Needle so now that little one is older, it is time for Mummy to firmly insert implement and to finally wake up! :-D
Hi Yellow Bananas
Welcome to One Space! Hope you will soon feel at home here. Three years is a long time to have disturbed nights, when you talk about the large needle do you mean that your little one is finally sleeping through? How did you achieve that?
Hi YellowBananas!
I hope you have a less sleep-deprived 2011!
Hiya and welcome YellowBananas!
Nice to meet you! My daughter is 16 now, but I still remember those early years! It is exhausting, but somehow we manage to keep going!
Please have a look around and join in with some other threads, look forward to chatting 
Hi Yellow Bananas.
Hope you are well nice to see you on this site. 2011 is the year of sleep hopefully.
I got a little 2 year old DD that keeps me on the go every weekend.
Hi Yellow Bananas. Welcome along Have to say, I was extremely lucky with my 8 year old son. He was and still is a great sleeper. It's me that has the problem, hehe. Look forward to 'chatting'. Take care.
Hello welcome Yellow Bananas nice to meet you,
A little 3 year old how delightful you at the endless why stage yet and eyes in the bach of your head.
My names Stuart working fulltime father of 3 Daughter 15 Son 11 and son 8
hi every one, happy new year
i am a single mum, my baby is 19month old , we leave in the west end and it will be nice to meet friends around.. speak soon
Hi Titine
Happy new year to you as well. hope you are well.
Nice to see you have found this site. There are lots of nice people on it.
I have a little 2 year old DD.
Hi everyone
I'm a single mother to a 4 (almost 5) year old boy and relocated to Lancashire a year ago and am looking to chat to other single parents as most of my friends are coupled up!
Happy New Year!
Hello titine, Hello puffafish
You are both very welcome, it is great to see you here. The site is very friendly so do please join in the threads. Have a look at our Chat section. We also have a new article on site called Making New Friends.
Hi titine and puffafish. Welcome along. Hope you're both ok, look forward to 'chatting'. Its a lovely site, great people, and so friendly. Please join in.
Hello titine and puffafish welcome.
Lots of friendly people to chat to and swap ideas with look forward to reading your comments.
Stuart
Hi I'm discogirl I am seperated from my husband who was abusive to me. I have 2 daughters a 14 year old and an 11 year old. I'm having problems with the 14 year old swearing being disrespectful the usual. My 11 year old is okay but I'm sure once she hits the teens it will be a different story. Both the girls have issues with the breakup but am hoping to get family counselling my eldest has anger issues, but I hope we can work through the issues.
Hi Discogirl. Welcome along. Firstly, can I say, well done you for getting out of the abusive relationship. That must have been a huge step for you. I don't have a teenager, (my son is 8), but I do have friends who do, and I know that their teenagers can be disrespectful to them, so it isn't just your child! However you don't, and shouldn't have to put up with it. It's great that you are getting family counselling. Please keep posting, as others will be along, who, maybe have gone through this stage.
Hello Discogirl
How are you? Welcome to One Space. You have all been through a lot and from your own point of view, you must just think that your daughter's behaviour is the last thing you can deal with. The counselling will help you all tremendously.
It may help you to know that your eldest's reaction is completely normal. Teens tend either to be very angry about their parents' separation or to retreat into themselves (which can be even harder to deal with). Another thing that may help you is to understand WHY she is so angry. One of the main reasons, although she will not neccessarily know this herself, is that she is so frightened of you abandoning her that she therefore behaves as badly as possible just to check that you won't.
Have a look at our information about The Freedom Programme for people who have been in an abusive relationship. Also our articles on Aggressive Behaviour and Family Contracts will be interesting reading for you!
Anyway do hope you will stay with us,, it is such a friendly site and you will be made very welcome
Hi Discogirl
Teens aren't the easiest time, are they?
Hope you're able to get help to deal with your daughter's anger issues.
Looking forward to 'chatting' on here with you.
Welcome Discogirl
I am one of the gentlemen on here who is a single parent, there are a few of us.
Look forward to chatting with you, i to have a teenage daughter whos 15 shes a good one so i have been lucky fingers crossed.
Stuart
Hi titane, puffafish and discogirl, welcome from me too!
titane and puffafish, have you had a look around the Your Local part of the site, you may well find that there are things going on in your area, where you can meet like- minded people.
Discogirl, difficult times for you, we have a section in Your Children with lots of useful articles on Teenagers. You may also see that we have a discussion board on Parenting Teenagers and also in Relationships and You we talk about abusive ex-partners.
Please feel free to start your own thread on any of the topics.
I also wonder if you would find a Parenting Programme useful? Not only would you get to meet new people, but you would be able to share experiences with others (trust me, most of us have been there!) and also get some confidence around setting boundaries in the home and sticking to them. In the Parenting Programme article, there is a list of places where you can find out where courses are being held.
ooh, long message, anyone else new?
Hi Discogirl
Hope you and your girls are well nice to hear from you. I have a little 2 year old DD. You have found a good site lots of nice people on here
hii im kelly from bromley im a single mum with a 4mounth old boy, i wanna make new friends with kids :)been a single mum cince i had my lil man was born, hope to chat to someone soon xx
Hello Welcome Kelley
You have found a very good site to chat to many single parents from all kinds of back grounds.
Stuart
Hi kelley91xxx
Welcome to One Space! Great to meet you! Have a look around the Discussions (button on top left) or click on one of the topics in the Forum Index and join in wherever you like!
I used to live near Bromley, great shopping centre if I remember rightly! Are you enjoying parenthood? Does your lil man see his dad? Are you friends? Do you have family close by?
Ooh so many questions! We try and keep this space for people to give info about themselves and then hopefully they jump in somewhere else, so please feel free to Start your own discussion thread in this Introduce Yourself section and people can chat to you directly or anywhere else in the forums, look forward to getting to know you.
Hello kellley91xxx
A big welcome from me, look forward to chatting with you
Hi kelly91. Welcome to One Space. It's a great site, veyr friendly and welcoming. Hope you jump in and join in with whatever takes your fancy. Look forward to 'chatting'.
Take care
x
Hi kelly91
Great to see you here.
Hi im a single mum of 4 , youngest 3 and oldest 18 with a 13 and 16 year old in between , looking forward to exploring the site.
Hi scarlettohara.
Looking forward to getting to know you
Hello scarlettohara
Welcome to One Space! I have just been chatting to you on the other thread. It's a very friendly site and I hope that you will continue to join in as you have been doing, great to see you
Hi scarlettohara. A warm welcome from me too. Look forward to 'chatting'.
Hi Anna and Pat,
Anna Thank You for settin up this lone parent site, I have been meaning to join for a while but life has got in the way until now, and Thank You very much to Pat for writing the Freedom Programme, which has changed mine and my childrens lives for the better. I am 42, I have a lively 9 year old girl and cheeky 2 year old boy/part time monkey!!! I have been a single mum for seven years, with a brief spell of about 6 weeks when little man was a baby, of being a "non" single parent.
We have relocated recently to Bristol, hope to make some wonderful new friends and discover all that Bristol has to offer!
Hi duckeggblue2. Welcome along to One Space. It's a fantastic group, and so friendly and supportive.
Hello duckeggblue2
Welcome and I am so glad the Freedom programme has helped you. Hope your move turns out be a wonderful new start.
Do feel free to jump in and join any of the discussions, if you get time with your "monkey" around!!!
Hi all
I am a single mother with no financial help from the father or his family but they want access to my child. I only have 1 she's now 1 year 1 month. We live with my parents in a garden flat. I have been looking hard for some kind of site to register on where i can talk with other single mothers.
Hi Jenks. Welcome along. It is a lovely site, with single mums and dads here. I don't receive financial help either, but the access isn't an issue. He lives abroad, and has never been interested in my 8 year old son. Sperm doners mother lives around the corner from us, but my son wouldn't have a clue who she is, as she didn't want to know. My son and I are both happy, and he knows the score. Please keep posting, as others will be along at some point to also give you a warm welcome. Theres lots of different topics on here, so feel free to join in. What are you and your little girl doing today?
Hello Jenks
Welcome to One Space, how are you today?
Sorry to hear that you do not get any help and support from your daughter's father. However, the two issues of financial support and parental contact are completely separate in law and although you may feel affronted and "why should they be allowed to see her if they do not contribute" (and I totally understand that) there are no legal grounds for this.
What is the father's situation: does he work? does he live in the UK? You can still pursue a claim against him if he is not willing to offer voluntary support, see here for Child Maintenance Options.
I am gadl to hear you have the support of your parents anyway!
hi my name is Emma I am 21 I have one son who is 2 years old i have been a single mum for 1yr 1/2
Hi littlemummy
You are welcome to One Space and I hope you will enjoy chatting on the different threads and find support and information from this friendly site.
How is your little boy? When you say he is two, has he just had his birthday and you are starting with the tantrums, or is he almost three and you are looking around at nurseries?
Hi, Im Allgood, I have a ggorgeous baby girl of 10months..I have been a lone parent since she was 17days old. She is my world and keeps me smiling. She is my rock.
Hi littlemummy and Allgood. Welcome along to you both. Its a lovely site, extremely friendly and supportive. I loved the two year old stage littlemummy. Does your son keep you running around? Allgood, were you up with your baby girl in the night? Is she a good sleeper? Keep posting both of you, as others will be along at some point. Hope you are both keeping well.
Hi Jenks
Hi Little Mummy
Hi All Good.
Hope you are all well. You have found a great site to chat to mums and dads here . I have a little 2 year old daugther who is my whole world now. The chit chat room is good to talk in. Everyone here are really supportive .
Hi there Allgood3116
You are very welcome here! Hope that you will soon feel at home and that you will find the site helpful and informative, you have found a very friendly bunch so do stay with us and join in the topics.
Have you joined any local toddler groups to meet other parents?
hey hazeleyes, wayne, louise,
thank you all for your welcome messages..i was and am very lucky hazeleyes, my baby girl has slept through the night since she was around 10-11weeks! some mornings i had to wake her! lol..she still sleeps through now for a full12hours..had a few rough nights with her teething and once with a tummy bug but have been extremely lucky.
I havnt joined any groups louise..i am soon to go back to work full time and send baby girl to nursery so was thinking i will meet some mums there.
Nice to hear from you all catch up soon.
Hi Allgood. My son was exactly like that! It's great isn't it, but I still feel for parents that are up every night for years with their children. My son, now 8 is still a good sleeper, though I'd like him to go to sleep earlier on school nights, as obviously he can't sleep in the next day!! Have you already picked out a nursery, or been recommended one? What work is it that you'll be dong?
Hope you have a good day with your baby girl.
Welcome to all newcomers from me! 
duckeggblue2 - loving your name! If you are in Bristol, why not visit Single Parent Action Network, One Space is one of their many projects supporting and empowering single parents. We have a study centre where you can do parenting programmes, courses on getting back to work, Time for You, which varies from massage to flower arranging, but generally just a time to meet other single parents and get to know us!
Jenks - glad you found us, did you search via Google or did you come across us some other way? Great to hear you are in a garden flat, I bet you can't wait til the summer?! Look forward to chatting in other sections of the Discussion Boards, perhaps you would like to start your own thread in Relationships and You or Managing your Money about your ex and his family.
little mummy - hi, how are you enjoying parenthood? Look forward to getting to know you. Please feel free to join in anywhere on the boards. Do you have much family or friends support near by? Do you go to playgoups or soft play?
Allgood3116 - you split with your partner when your baby was 17 days old? 
that was bad timing! Probably the last thing you need with a newborn! How are you coping now? It sounds as though your daughter makes you very happy. Do you get out and about much?
Hi I'm Den, I have a 5 year old daughter and a 4 year old son. I suppose Ive lived as a single parent since the day my daughter was born, as unfortunately their dad has moved in and out of our lives from the beginning. This is the 1st time though that I am making the decision to make that a permanent thing
Hello den
You are very welcome to One Space. It sounds as if things have been quite changeable for you if their dad comes and goes but that now you want to get things on a more settled basis. How do you feel about that?
Are both your children at school or just your daughter?
Hi Den.
Hope you are well. You have found a nice site here. Hope things will be more settled for you now.
I have a little 2 year old daugther.
I'd like to say hello to everyone!
Looking forward to getting to know you.
Hi all
WELCOME TO 2011!
Looking forward to all newbies Introducing Yourselves!
Tell us your username (please don't use your real name as we want these boards to be safe, secure and anonymous), how many children you have and their ages, then go back to the Discussion page and join in any where you like
We are here to support one another, have fun, but also to share worries and issues, let the year begin with a fresh start!