Single parent support groups?

monpetitechouchou01

Hey ladies.. As I read Achase's post a little bit further down I got to thinking about how I too wish that I had a support group to talk about the non dramatic events of being a single parent. Lets face it .. we all are going to be deaing with a lifetime full of custody issues and all that jazz.

I'm not quite there yet since baby isn't here for another few months. However, I have no one to share this experience with and no one to talk about how things will be in the future. All of my friends who just gave birth have husbands and I know they feel bad because they can't relate in certain ways to doing this on my own. I admit its sad a lot of the times and I do my best to put on a happy face, smile, laugh and then sometimes cry by myself when I'm home so no one sees that. I also prefer to be positive so that others can think positively too! However it would be so great to have a group of people to chat with and go through this pregnancy with. I looked into groups near me to see if I could meet people in person but no cigar. I did notice that there are facebook groups formed (perhaps it was in the June 2012 for parents to be) but I'm not sure if we have one for this single parent group. I'm also unsure if we are comfortable telling each other what states we live in.. perhaps some of us are closer to each other than we think? Just throwing this out there!  

covertxxamour

I understand where you're coming from. My child's father wasn't there for the birth of our daughter. I knew he was working a 24 hour shift on the ambulance that day, but come to find out, he's married. That's probably another reason why he wasn't there. So I too, had nobody to share the excitement with. My family and friends got me through it. I'm glad my mother was in the delivery room with me. Do you have a supportive family? I hope so.

Where are you from? If you don't feel like posting publicly, send me a PM if you'd like. It's always nice to have someone to talk/vent to!

tstaggs2012

I would love to find a support group also... My little boy's father told me he wants nothing to do with me but he wants his son... And throughout the whole pregnancy I've been very emotional.. I don't feel like I can find anyone who knows what I'm going through either.. I cry a lot about it.. But I know I have to be strong for my little man. It's an everyday battle... I know how you're feeling. You're not alone.

+Black Kitty+

I found a support group through my church.  It was awesome (I moved and haven't found a new one yet)

lauragetsfit

tstaggs2012:

I would love to find a support group also... My little boy's father told me he wants nothing to do with me but he wants his son... And throughout the whole pregnancy I've been very emotional.. I don't feel like I can find anyone who knows what I'm going through either.. I cry a lot about it.. But I know I have to be strong for my little man. It's an everyday battle... I know how you're feeling. You're not alone.

 Wow, we are going through the same exact thing. My son is due soon, and my STBXH hasn't beent here at all throughout the pregnancy but is now making demands about what he wants, visits, blah blah blah. He keeps saying "I''m pushing back! I have rights!" Never said he didn't, but it's difficult to respect someone who initally told me to get an abortion, cheated on me, lied, etc. Anyway...I need a support group too. I wonder if there's one around here. I know there's an organization called Parents Without Partners...but you have to have your child here and can't just be pregnant.

monpetitechouchou01

lauragetsfit:

tstaggs2012:

I would love to find a support group also... My little boy's father told me he wants nothing to do with me but he wants his son... And throughout the whole pregnancy I've been very emotional.. I don't feel like I can find anyone who knows what I'm going through either.. I cry a lot about it.. But I know I have to be strong for my little man. It's an everyday battle... I know how you're feeling. You're not alone.

 Wow, we are going through the same exact thing. My son is due soon, and my STBXH hasn't beent here at all throughout the pregnancy but is now making demands about what he wants, visits, blah blah blah. He keeps saying "I''m pushing back! I have rights!" Never said he didn't, but it's difficult to respect someone who initally told me to get an abortion, cheated on me, lied, etc. Anyway...I need a support group too. I wonder if there's one around here. I know there's an organization called Parents Without Partners...but you have to have your child here and can't just be pregnant.

 

Hi! You're almost there! I just saw that you're 31 weeks. Congrats! I'm sure its been a long journey alone and I'm right up there with you. Feel free to pm me and I'd be more than happy to chat anytime! I'm going to look around to see if there is anything I can find. Are you on the east or West coast?

  

lauragetsfit

monpetitechouchou01:

lauragetsfit:

tstaggs2012:

I would love to find a support group also... My little boy's father told me he wants nothing to do with me but he wants his son... And throughout the whole pregnancy I've been very emotional.. I don't feel like I can find anyone who knows what I'm going through either.. I cry a lot about it.. But I know I have to be strong for my little man. It's an everyday battle... I know how you're feeling. You're not alone.

 Wow, we are going through the same exact thing. My son is due soon, and my STBXH hasn't beent here at all throughout the pregnancy but is now making demands about what he wants, visits, blah blah blah. He keeps saying "I''m pushing back! I have rights!" Never said he didn't, but it's difficult to respect someone who initally told me to get an abortion, cheated on me, lied, etc. Anyway...I need a support group too. I wonder if there's one around here. I know there's an organization called Parents Without Partners...but you have to have your child here and can't just be pregnant.

 

Hi! You're almost there! I just saw that you're 31 weeks. Congrats! I'm sure its been a long journey alone and I'm right up there with you. Feel free to pm me and I'd be more than happy to chat anytime! I'm going to look around to see if there is anything I can find. Are you on the east or West coast?

  

 Hey there! Just sent you a pm I see you're only 10 weeks behind me? How exciting

tstaggs2012

I'm not as far as you but I know how you feel... It seems like the longer you're apart the more you find out about what really happened when you were together. I know there is a Cradle center where I live but I don't know how reliable they are.. They use peer counseling. Which I think would be better than just seeing a counselor who doesn't always understand what you are going through.