Oh and welcome to all newbie's hope you're finding this site helpful and I look forward to chatting very soon.
xxxx
It's nice to see you back, yummymummy25 
Hello Everybody,
I have only just joined this site, so its all new to me.
I,m a single mother with 3 children 2 boys 16 & 15 and 1 girl aged 12, so as you can imagine its pretty tough sometimes "but" we get buy. I thought i,d better do something to stay in touch with the outside world as i never go out. (sad i know).
I have been a single parent for nearly 10yrs now and would like to think its my turn to try and have a social life and it would be nice to meet some new people.
So look forward to speaking to you all, feel free to ask any questions and i hope i can give some useful advice.
bjg-66
Hi bjg-66,
Welcome to one space, its a very friendly site, lots of lovely people on here.
Hope you are having a look around at some of the other posts.
Look forward to chatting xxx
Hello bjg-66
You are very welcome here. Yes you have your hands full with a house of teenagers there and hopefully you will be able to give other people the benefit of your experience as well as getting support for yourself from us.
How has half term been?
Hi bjg-66. Welcome along to One Space. I imagine sometimes you're pulling your hair out with those hormones flying around!! Do you have any support at all from friends or family? Are they back at school tomorrow? My son aged 8 doesn't go back until Tuesday. Look forward to 'chatting'.
plz can someone explain how things are done in this site am a single parent i av a single baby girl,plz explain how to chat down here i dont understand anything down here
am with a 7month baby girl
Hello folaxx4luv
Welcome to One Space. Click here to get into the Chit Chat section, although please note we are NOT a chatroom, don't just go in there and say "anyone wanna chat?" We provide message boards on various topics and one of them is day to day chat. When you go into Chit Chat you will see by the messages that others have left, what to do. Maybe you could leave us a message telling us about your little girl and your day to day life in the Chit Chat section?
Hi folaxxluv and bjg-66
Hi folaxx4luv. Welcome along to One Space. It's a lovely site, and we're all really friendly. Hope you keep posting, and join in. Unfortunately it isn't a 'chat' room as such. As Louise has said, we all just leave messages for one another. It really is good though, and extremely supportive. How long have you been a single Mum? Do you have any family or friends for support? Look forward to getting to know you.Take care.
Hi Louise,
Half term was,nt to bad, did,nt go anywhere still getting over christmas, just paying bills all the time at the moment.
Wot about yours?
Hi Hazeleyes, "oh yes" they drive me mad sometimes, especially when they all start at the same time. But i should,nt complain really they not bad at all. My mum is,nt far away but they prefer to be at home most of the time, they don,t venture out much in the winter. Apart from my mum where not really a close family. My are back at school tomorrow.
Look forward to chatting some more
Hi bjg, I know what you mean about the bills. They seem to keep landing on the doorstep. My son and I haven't done anything either. He has been taken out by a friend, and I've taken him to a school friends, and had people over, but nothing going on other than that. Have you managed to look around the site yet? Join us in the chat section, where we generally just tell each other our day's plans etc. Hope you're having a good day.
Hi bgj-66
My youngest is now 16 so he has been on half term from college and can more or less look ater himseld, although of course eats vast quantities of food and produces even vaster quantities of washing!
Click here to join us in Chat, where we can talk some more!
hiya all my names kelly i have been a single mum of 5, for 3 months now 3 girls 18,14 and 7 and 2 boys, 11 and 3! my husband left us a week after xmas and since then i have been finding it really hard to cope!
Hi kelkic. welcome along to One Space. Sorry to hear about your situation. Do you have family or friends that are able to help out or offer support at all? I'm sure at the minute your head is all over the place. Please keep posting, as others will be along at some point to give you a warm welcome. It really is a great site, and makes you feel that you're really not on your own. The support here is fantastic. Have the children gone back to school today? Is your 18 year old daughter still in education? Look forward to 'chatting'. Take care.
Hello kelklc
You are very welcome here and I hope you soon feel at home. With five children it is not surprising that you are finding things hard. How are you doing with the practicalities such as money? Is their dad seeing the children?
I do hope new members will come and join in the Chat section as it is there that we can give day to day support and get to know wach other a bit more
Hi everyone, After 20 happy years of marriage and knowing my partner since the age of 11 I now find myself a single parent. I have two amazing teenagers, 15 and 19 years of age. 4 months ago he told me he didnt love me anymore and it was the end, there is no one else apparently. He left a week ago to live with his parents.
Im kind of flailing around trying to work out how it all works, getting nowhere but feeling stronger than I thought I would. 
hi im jessica rabbit, im a single mum to a 4 year old daughter, she can be a handful at times and i find it really hard being the good guy and the bad guy all in one, her father sees her but is no support financially or otherwise, i have been single since my daughter was 6months old and find it hard to meet new friends or partners, i dont work at the moment as i dont really want my daughter in childcare at this young age adn it seems impossible to find a job that fits in around nursery hours plus i would be no better off financilly either so there is no incentive to go back to work just yet except that it would be a way of meeting people, i feel quite isolated sometimes.
Hi Jessica Rabbit
Hope you are well. You have found a nice site here everyone is really nice. Most of the talk goes on in the chit chat room.
I have a little 2 year old daugther and i am very lucky that i get to have her half the week as she is my whole world now.
Is there any groups near you that you can take your daugther to.
Hi jessica rabbit. Welcome along. It's a great site, full of support, and so friendly. My son is now 8, and I've been on my own since the pregnancy. Don't have anything to do with C's 'sperm doner'. I too didn't want my son going to child-minders or anything, so stayed at home with him. I'm really pleased i did, although like you, it did get lonely. I know what you mean about being the good guy and bad guy too. It is really difficult at times isn't it? Please keep posting, as others will be along at some point during the day and night. Look forward to 'chatting'.
Hi notebook. Welcome along to One Space. This is really a lovely, supportive, friendly group, so please join in with us. Sorry to hear that your husband has left. After 20 years, it must be hitting you hard, though you say you're feeling stronger than you thought you would. Well done. How are the children taking it all? Do you have family and friends around who can offer support? Look forward to getting to know you.
Hi kelklc, wow! You have your hands full, not only with your brood, but also with coping with the breakup of your marriage. I am not surprised you are finding it hard to cope.
How are the older girls, are they helping at all? Have you had a family meeting to discuss the future of your family and how you are all going to pull together? It sounds as though this is a really important time for you all to set out some boundaries, but also set out new ground rules and plans for the future.
Hey notebook, love your name! Boy, you have known your ex for a long time, did you see end coming? It is interesting that you notice that although you are flailing at the moment, you aren't as bad as you expected. It is always worth writing stuff down and I wonder if you have considered writing down what you don't miss, next to what you do miss and then seeing how you can fill in the gaps?
jessica rabbit - making new friends can always be a challenge, especially if you are feeling low and finding it difficlut to cope. Have a look at our Making new friends article, which has suggestions for where and how to meet new people. Let us know how you get on :)
Everybody, please feel free to join in with other conversations around the boards, if you have a particular issue or area you would like to discuss find the relevant board of Discussions and either answer someones post OR start your own. Looking forward to getting to know you and chatting more, oh and WELCOME to the wonderful world of single parenthood!
Hi Kelklc & Notebook
Hope you are both well. You have found a nice site here with lots of nice people to chat with.
hi all. new to the site. r their any mums from st albans? would love to chat x
Hi joanne. Welcome along. We're all from different parts on the boards. Have you tried netmums for your area. How old is your child/children? Do you have family or friends for support? Look forward to 'chatting'. Unfortunately it isn't chatting as such, we leave messages for others to read. Everyone is extremely friendly, so please join in wherever you wish. Take care.
Hello joanne2010
How are you doing? Here are a couple of links for you to click on: net mums and our Chat section.
Hi from me too.
It is great to see so many new names - and sad at the same time...
Hi I'm westy3. I have a 4, soon to be 5.. Year old daughter :) I have been a single parent since pregnancy! Although I do have a partner that I dont live with :)
Hi westy3. Great to see you on One Space. Does your daughter have contact with her Dad? I've been on my own since the pregnancy, and my son is now 8. This is a really lovely site, so please have a look around, lots of threads, and different topics. Others will be along at some point during the day and evening to welcome you. What are you doing today?
Hi joanne2010 and westy3 welcome to One Space!
joanne I can see you have been all over the boards posting messages. Dont' worry you only need to post once and we will all see it. It sounds as though you are really desparate to meet some other single parents in your area.
Have a look at this article Making new friends and you will see at the bottom lots of ways of finding people in your area. Also do keep your eyes peeled as others will be along on these boards and you never know!
Hi westy3, does this mean that your little one is in her first year of reception? Is she one of the youngest?
Hi westy3
Welcome, hope you soon feel at home here. Is your daughter at school yet? This is a very friendly site and you can get lots of support and information, look forward to getting to know you.
hi im blue eyes a single mum of 3 kids aged 16,14 and 11 got 2 boys and 1 girl,been single over 6 months
Hi blue eyes!
hi sparklinglime
im new to this i just joined this afternoon,how long ave you been on here?
Hello blue eyes
You are very welcome to One Space, you have your hands full with your three young people. Is their dad still involved? How are you doing with things, six months down the line?
hi louise no hes not i havernt been with him in nearly 12 years,it is hard work,
Hi blue eyes, hope you are having a good evening xxx
hi tiredmum,its not too bad thank you,how about you?
Hi blue eyes, good I am glad you are ok, yes I am fine too thank you apart from over doing it a little today but the sun was shining and I wanted to get sooooooooo much done, have to remember I`m not as young as I used to be xxx
Hi blue eyes.
I think it's two years now since I joined the site. Tremendous support here.
Hi blue eyes, welcome along.
hi can anyone tell me how to find a disscusion that you ave put up please?
Hi blue eyes, if you can remember which header you used as in general etc go to that and scroll down, you will then see it xxx
Hi tiredmum
what are you upto today? I have tons of reading to do but cant focus, have a essay due in two weeks.
Hi sofia
I am just having a break from the dreaded cleaning, I dislike houseowrk soooooooo much but it has to be done!!!!! What are you studying, whats the reading you need to do, I love reading xxx
Hi blueeyes, welcome, you have a few years of experience of single parenthood under your belt then!
I hope that you are able to find the message that you have posted, we are in the process of sorting out a place where users can see favourite threads and messages posted, so please bear with us!
Another option is to go to the main index of Discussions then click on Mark all forums read, then when you visit the site again and log in you will only see new posts.
I hope this helps. Is your oldest at GCSE stage, or have they done them already?
Hi yummymummy, lovely to see you back. Half term has been a struggle to be honest. On going wars between my 8 year old son and me!! Come on over to the chat room, as that is where there is more activitity so to speak. I know the moderators also like to keep this room free for the newcomers, so it doesn't confuse them I think. Chat soon. Take care.