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Relationship Drama

  • December 27, 2010 12:09 pm

Lately me and my partner have been going through a rough patch, there are a number of factors that have led to this:

  • Stress
  • Health Problems
  • Lack of communication

…and the list goes on.
The question is what do you do about it? Well in my case me and my partner decided to sit down and try to talk things through. Lack of communication solved, however due to the fact that we are talking more unfortunately this has led to another problem; basically because of the fact that I have always tried to be open yet my partner doesn’t remember me telling him stuff because he has been drinking most nights, he then gets angry and claims that I haven’t told him this until now. Before the alarm bells start ringing my partner is not an alcoholic, he jusy enjoys a beer after work.

Because talking about stuff didn’t seem to be working I tried a different approach focusing on 1 problem at a time. We talked about the problem and then decided what we were going to do about it. This seems to be working pretty well.

One of the issues that we are currently dealing with is the fact that 1 of my male friends made a pass at me one night after we had been out drinking. I told him that we were friends and that was all. We both agreed that it was a mistake that shouldn’t have happened and have both moved on from it. However when I spoke to my partner about it; let’s just say it didn’t go down too well. He has banned this friend from the house and has made me promise that I will not go back to this guy’s house, which is fine but when I get snide comments when I get home it really bothers me because I haven’t cheated and why should I stop being friends with someone just because they made a mistake?

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Dealing with debt as a single parent

  • December 27, 2010 11:06 am

Coping with debt in any circumstance can seem impossible sometimes and can be even harder as a single parent. I found myself getting swamped down with debt and the stress was putting a strain on every day life even simple tasks at home at the end of the day with the kids seemed like more hard work than it was but I have realised that being honest with yourself and others and finding the right help can be a big step to help making life and money a lot easier. I found help with with the housing support group I was with and found that there are lots of people out there who are there to help you find the right help and support with your finances, which can seem difficult but its a lot easier than you might think going to your local job centre or connections is an easy way to start. The people there are there to help and will do most of the work finding the right people and getting you in touch with them so that they can help you manage your money and even people who will speak to the people you are in debt with to help you find an affordable monthly repayment. It may seem a little daunting at first but it is easier then you think an well worthit. The support is there for you so make the most of it and don’t be shy to ask for their help and advice on anything that may be troubling because if they cant help they will put you in touch with people that can. It’s helped change my life for good I hope it can help as much for you.

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Eating problems

  • December 21, 2010 4:35 pm

I have found that a lot of my friends with young children have asked me about their childrens’ eating habits and the problems they have come across. This is a common problem for many parents. I find that the most important thing to do is from the moment you introduce your child to food to make it a fun and rewarding experience with everything they eat and not to make it a chore, more something they can look forword to each meal time. Making vegetables fun is easier than it sounds; doing simple things like making shapes and faces on their plates and giving plenty of praise for eating them or making a reward chart when they have eaten all the food they get a reward for it. Children also learn especially younger children by the sense of touch so setting up finger foods vegetables and fruits as a spread on the table can be very beneficial as they not only get to taste the food but but they get to feel the different shapes and textures aswell this can be very helpful with their development skills and fun too. You don’t always have to eat food using things such as potatoes and carrots to make print pictures is really fun and messy which as we all know is what kids love to do best it also keeps up with how fun food is and never a bad thing. Explaing to your children the importance of helthy eating and doing fun activities can all help and should help prevent any problems in the future and help your children lead a happy and healthy lifestyle.

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