I understood, but I didn’t know how to really help her.In my own life, I took steps and devised tools to get me through the agony of abandonment and into the joy of living and loving better! I had fun with my boys and sought friends who supported me and was happy to let others drift away. I enrolled in life coaching classes through the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, racked up coaching experience by reaching out to other women in transitions in everything from abandonment and divorce to women interested in building businesses, navigating dating relationships, strengthening struggling Marriages, parenting, and those just simply interesting in having fun again!This prevents a lot of heartache and pain, and protects your children from experiencing a “revolving-door” of different boyfriends in their home.It is very important for a single mom to protect herself from being isolated.Too often a single mom is so desperate to have a man in their life that things move way too quickly.Even the very valid motivation of having a dad” for their kids again is NOT a good reason to move too fast.
This meant sacrificing a lot for what I THOUGHT I needed, but instead receiving so much more from my life.” You have to be very cautious about whom you date, and even more cautious about when the boyfriend is allowed to come into the life of your children.
w=1260 1260w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" / I’m a Catholic, Christian, Conservative, divorced, annulled, faithful, single mom of five boys.
I wondered what my husband was thinking and what God was doing.
You’ve been handed a challenging combination of emotions and responsibilities, and now you’ve got to figure out how to manage.
It is no doubt overwhelming, and certainly something you can’t do on your own.