13 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD LOVE BEING A SINGLE PARENT

1. You are a team, a single parent family is still a family and can be an awesome one too.

2. It’s not as hard as people tell you, sure single parenting isn’t without its challenges, but raising children alone has a funny way of making you realise that everything will be OK in the end and that you’re stronger than you thought.

3. You’ll learn how to multitask, that includes holding down a full/part time job, raising four kids, cleaning a house and even trying to fit in the occasional night out.

4. You’ll have an amazing bond without another adult around, the bond with your kids will be a strong one.

5. You’ll spend loads of time together, while the occasional break is a welcome one, spending as much time with your kids while you can will forever be a gift.

6. You are aren’t alone, while divorce and separation isn’t something that should necessarily be celebrated, the upside of a rise in people splitting up is that the stigma associated with single parenting is no longer such a harsh one. It also means you’ll be in good company when it comes to your situation (and we all need someone to off load onto sometimes).

7. You’ll meet loads of people, holiday hotel poolside bars take on a whole new meaning when you’re holidaying alone. There are even companies such as single with Kids that are dedicated to making sure solo parents are guaranteed fun away.

8. You’ll see your friends more often, being a single parent means you no longer need to spend your weekend making sure there’s a full food on the table, you can eat out.

9. It is your way or the highway, when it comes to for example the intellectual, attitude and outlook of your kids, even the most solid of couples will have differing opinions. Single parenting means you’ll avoid a significant portion of your child rearing years arguing about differences of opinions.

10. You can sleep in the same bed, co-sharing is bad for kids? Get out of it, who doesn’t love a snuggle in the morning.

11. You can still go out and have fun. You’re still hot and single with the addition of cute and adorable kids too.

12. Your child has as much chance of conquering the world as anyone else. Barack Obama, Barbara Streisand, Michael Phelps and Angelina Jolie are among some of the world’s high achievers raised in single parent families.

13. You become a kid like your kids due to the closeness.