Monthly Archives: March 2012

In this post, Kairen (writer of the fabulous blog, Confesions of a Single Mum) tells us about the “types” you can meet when dating online. It’s a light-hearted post… (I can say with confidence that I am none of these btw!!!) … Continue reading →

Rebecca (OnlyMums) and I have been trying to progress the “Odd Socks” project ever since a young person turned to us (in our office) with the statement “you are all about the parents – what about the kids?” It is hard to get … Continue reading →

CoffeeCurls tagged me for this post. I’m honoured! It’s to do with Motherhood and was prepared around Mother’s Day. As many of you will appreciate, I have been raising my two daughters, Priya and Anya largely on my own for a … Continue reading →

Some of the hardest calls we get at OnlyMums and OnlyDads come under this heading of domestic violence (DV). Apart from offering some emergency signposting, we really wanted to spell out an answer to the question, “what is domestic violence?” … Continue reading →

Groups such as OnlyDads and OnlyMums have developed a positive on-line profile with their Twitter accounts, blog, and websites during our five years of running. In that time we have never been told of any “anti-male hatred” on the Mumsnet Twitter stream or website. We have, … Continue reading →

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday (or Mothering Sunday, if my Mum is reading this). If it’s anything like Father’s Day in this house, it will mean you mums will be getting woken up at way-too-early o’clock, while smiling faces hand you … Continue reading →

I know many readers of this blog and many followers on Twitter have really young children. When a very special friend sent me this photo just an hour ago; well the memories came rushing back. I had taken the girls … Continue reading →

Now and again all parents will face moments when life seems almost impossible. At a very personal level the last few weeks have seen me stretched to near breaking point. Readers of this blog will know that OnlyDads itself is … Continue reading →

By Monday morning the OnlyDads office was replete with suggestions that this article by Louis De Bernieres needed to be read. My response has to start with a caveat – this article came out in the Daily Mail – as such … Continue reading →

Lucy Reed handed me a copy of “Family Courts Without a Lawyer – A Handbook for Litigants in Person – about seven years too late. When I was going through family courts myself, I would have LOVED this handbook! Without any … Continue reading →