Meet Single Parents - i Heart Single Parents Social Network

An online community for single parents to meet, chat and find support!

Kristina
Share  

Kristina's Friends

Kristina's Groups

Kristina's Discussions

What do you do and how do you like it?

Replied Oct. 6, 2008

The Woman on the Bus

Replied Aug. 8, 2008

Home daycares vs. commercial daycares?

Replied Aug. 7, 2008

 

Kristina's Page

Latest Activity

Kristina is now friends with Ron and Cliff
June 5

Profile Information

How many kiddo's do you have?
1
Best thing about being a Single P...
The moment you sit on the couch after the kiddo is sleeping. You know you made it through another day.
About Me:
I'm a 32 year old, newly divorced mom to Nicki who just turned 3 in January. I work full time as an IT Systems Admin. I'm still adjusting to single parenthood and find myself wishing for other single parent friends who "get it". I read something the other day that said "Single parenthood is like 1 person doing the work of 2 people with the tenacity of 10!" That soooooo fits how I feel right now!
After A While
by Veronica A. Shoffstall
After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul
and you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't always mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises and you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead with the grace of woman, not the grief of a child.
And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure
you really are strong
you really do have worth
with every goodbye, you learn...

Kristina's Photos

Loading…

Kristina's Blog

Kristina

Long lost loves

The backstory.... I had an extremey close friendship with a man in my early to mid 20's. We met when we worked together and had an instant connection. He was a few years older than me and a struggling musician. I was an avid writer and poet at the time and struggling to find my path in life. We talked for hours and sometimes just sat in silence. We walked, we wrote music together, we drank a lot of coffee. We traveled a bit. He was very broken hearted from a previous relationship and I had a ter… Continue

Posted on July 13, 2008 at 11:41am — 3 Comments

Kristina

"I miss Daddy"

Nicki is going through something right now and I feel absolutely unqualified to deal with it. Her Dad and I have been living seperately since Jan '07, so I thought she was used to the 2 household thing, but lately I'm not so sure. It seems that every time she is upset or tired or I tell her something she doesn't like, she starts in on "I miss dadddy" and it isn't always daddy, but that's the most common. Sometimes it's "I miss Yaya" (my mom) or she misses her teacher or the dog. She seems so sad… Continue

Posted on April 23, 2008 at 7:03am — 2 Comments

Kristina

"I don't know how you do it"

The last few months have been especially challenging because of a string of sicknesses for Nicki and I, my grandpa's death and this seemingly neverending epic that we call divorce/separation/whatever. Someone said to me last week, "I don't know how you do it. You're a stronger person than I am." It occurred to me that I'd been hearing that a lot... "I don't know how you do it." At first glance, it should feel good, as if someone is recognizing how challenging single parenthood is right now, but… Continue

Posted on April 1, 2008 at 6:44am — 4 Comments

Kristina

Just dig in and hold on....

I've been saying that to myself throughout my life at various times. High school.... just dig in and hold on. Life will be better in college. Bad breakups early on.... just dig in and hold on. It will get easier with time. Changing jobs, moving, planning wedding, being pregnant..... just dig in and hold on. I feel myself thinking that again. She's 3 and its a tough age... just dig in and hold on. I am exhausted and have no energy... just dig in and hold on.

I don't want to dig in and hold on an… Continue

Posted on March 24, 2008 at 7:13am — 2 Comments

Comment Wall (20 comments)

You need to be a member of Meet Single Parents - i Heart Single Parents Social Network to add comments!

Join this Ning Network

At 11:46pm on October 6, 2008, Heather Mac said…
Hi there, It's a group that I heard about from a friend. We meet in West Linn 1x per month on Thursday morning. Still interested? Send me your email in the private mail and I will connect you to the organizer, Anne.
At 9:20am on June 29, 2008, Melinda said…
Hi Kristina, I really enjoyed reading your blogs, and I especially liked your "After a while" posting. You have some great viewpoints. :) Melinda.
At 11:20pm on June 23, 2008, Luis F. Vindell said…
Sounds good, im turning in too, have to be at work by 6. We should talk more. Take care, sleep well.
At 11:14pm on June 23, 2008, Luis F. Vindell said…
That's great, most of the pictures that you see on my profile were done not long ago. I love pictures.
At 11:07pm on June 23, 2008, Luis F. Vindell said…
Why only one picture on your profile?
At 11:06pm on June 23, 2008, Luis F. Vindell said…
She had a Dora Cake with toys on it.
At 7:00pm on June 23, 2008, Luis F. Vindell said…
They sure are pretty much the same age. How are you Kristina?
At 3:21pm on June 22, 2008, Jim Everson said…
Oops. By MN I meant Millard North, not Minnesota.
At 12:38am on June 22, 2008, Jim Everson said…
OK, I'm shuttin' up. But the fact is that I graduated in 1983 from MN. I am old enough to remember the glorious cottonwood trees that lined 144th street near Pacific. I drove by them every day going to school. On my last visit to Omaha, I saw they had all been cut down. And on that same day I decided I would ever return to Omaha again.
At 9:41pm on June 21, 2008, Jim Everson said…
Hey, I WENT TO MILLARD NORTH!

View All Comments

 
 

Sign in

E-mail

Password
 or Sign Up
By signing in, you agree to the amended Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
Forgotten your password?

About

Morgan Siler Morgan Siler created this Ning Network.
Create a Ning Network! »

Modern Single Parent Magazine

Photo by eyeliam, Creative Commons on Flickr

Latest Activity

Evelyn Jane added 2 blog posts
32 minutes ago
Johnson Sam added a blog post
CRM stands for Client Relationship Management. You'll realize a number of various definitions for CRM. web based crm software will not stand still; it evolves as "CRM solutions" and is used in a bigger number of ways.Most likely the key for all busi…
59 minutes ago
Johnson Sam and Bill Wolford joined Meet Single Parents - i Heart Single Parents Social Network
1 hour ago
Lee replied to uomeasmile (Kim)'s discussion 'Forgiveness.'
Hi Kim... I truly think that it's important to forgive. My husband died a year and a half after our divorce and I was able to forgive him and talk to him before he left. I think that was the key to my closure. On the other hand, his parents have don…
5 hours ago
Lee replied to Lee's discussion 'Where do you leave your kids after school?'
Thank you so much for the feedback. I will definately keep it in mind. And like I said, I know I have another year to go, but I thought I'd just snoop around for now for tips and info.
5 hours ago
Mary McCargar and Kaitlin Russell are now friends
7 hours ago
WhisperingWinds replied to Lee's discussion 'Where do you leave your kids after school?'
I see you are in Dubai and coming back. it can be a pain moving a household I did two car loads of stuff and exported my car. I agree with the person in MN i Need one other person for support. my exbt was not that, It is why I want to move to Buffa…
9 hours ago
WhisperingWinds replied to WhisperingWinds's discussion 'do not get marariedi ONtario Canada'
YEA his former lawyer just wrote back and he is dropping him. To get itn writng is good. Mediator lawyer just called she is going to try to contact him and they told me that if he agrees we can get a settlement agreemnt turned into the actual divor…
12 hours ago

Modern Single Momma

Something Important to Say

A Good Life

Secret to Married Happiness: Sharing Dreams

Latest IHSP Classifieds

Get BIG BOX "Savings" in the Alice Box

Billion Dollar Company Expanding to Portland Work From Home

Carpet MD - Carpet and Furniture Cleaning

Partner Links

Ms Single Mama

Single Dad

Barbara Winter, of Joyfully Jobless

Modern Single Momma

Successful Single Mom Book

Co-Parenting101.org

Photos

Loading…

iHeartSingleParents.com! Badge

Loading…

Get Badge

 

© 2009   Created by Morgan Siler on Ning.   Create a Ning Network!

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Privacy  |  Terms of Service

Sign in to chat!