‘Being Alone’ Articles
Written by Single Father on 11 September 2011
“Why can’t you move on?” I am puzzled. What does moving on means? When can one say that he can’t move on or he has already moved on? Do I strike you as someone who was not able to move on? After being exposed on national TV because of my letters to my wife, there
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Written by Single Father on 14 August 2011
What could they be missing? Isn’t it obvious?! THE GENUINE LOVE AND WARM CARING OF A MOTHER! There’s just a need to balance the tough and over-imposing aura that a father provides… the kind of balance that only a mother can bring. Sadly, my kids missed that balance. Upfront, they look fine as if everything’s
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Written by Single Father on 29 March 2011
Just when I thought I have prepared myself to combat any intruders and other unwelcome visitors (READ: SUITORS), I overlooked the small details that really means a lot to a growing child… a growing daughter, that is. Tomorrow is my daughter’s graduation. Of course, I am proud and happy that my daughter is graduating from
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Written by Single Father on 24 October 2010
Being a single father, it is but expected that there will be no one around who will take care of me when I’m sick. I will have to take care of myself. Just like what I wrote before, I will have to own all the decisions… likewise, I will have to face the consequences of
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Written by Single Father on 09 October 2010
As I was always saying, nothing can really replace the love and caring that a mother can give her children. But with the absence of one, my kids have to make do with what they have — a single father who seems to be clueless, or just gets easily confused when motherly things are on
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Written by Single Father on 11 September 2010
I am not a perfect father, yes I am not. Not even a far cry. I have lots of shortcomings and overdoings as far as raising my kids is concerned, and being a single father is not even an excuse for those. Now, why am I saying this? Do I really have to blurt it
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Written by Single Father on 13 July 2010
Is it a choice? Is it a curse? Staying single, that is. But things happen. Single men meet women, and as the basic law of magnetism applies, a certain form of attraction is formed. It could be weak, or it could be strong. Nonetheless, a threat to the existence of single fatherhood. However, when it’s
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Written by Single Father on 18 June 2010
Personally, I don’t want it. To be honest, it isn’t necessary. I am only speaking for myself, of course. In the same way, that there is no reason for me to celebrate Mother’s Day, I do not really need another occasion to remind me what I know I am – a father. But some pundits
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Written by Single Father on 16 May 2010
Is this familiar? Has this happened to you yet? If you were never married and has been a single father from the start, this would be a rare occurrence, or if ever, it would be just a joke… a punch line. But if you were married, and all of a sudden you find yourself alone,
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Written by Single Father on 07 May 2010
So it’s Mother’s Day! Now what?! Do single fathers celebrate Mother’s Day as well? Being the one who also assumes the role to the mother in the house. Well… yes and no, I guess. Yes because, who would your children greet when they do not have their mother around? And it’s not really surprising that
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