Not all children are good, not all parents are loving, and not all situations are TV-commercial perfect. After all, we are human beings not characters taken out of 60's cartoons and other Hollywood fantasyland. Many families nowadays are made up of a single parent and children. Many families have a hard time making ends meet. Millions of us, human beings, do not even have basic necessities such as food, a home, etc.
Single parents are a reality.
Good or bad, happy or unhappy, by choice or by inevitability, these are individuals who do the best they can, most of the time, and the following is for them. Well, it's a New Year and New Millennium. Since this is the time to make those resolutions I thought I'd add some tailored to the single parent. The list of reasons to feel guilty can be endless. Parenting is often synonymous with guilt.