Comments on: Putting My Truth and Honesty Out There http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/ I am a single mother of a biracial baby boy just trying to make it on my own. This journey is hard, yet rewarding. Blogging is my therapy, these words are my heart, and people doing better and being inspired by what I have written is my passion and hope. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Bridgette Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:44:01 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-629 Amanda- thank you! I'm happy that you can comfort in my blog. It's so tough to be in the position you're in. I remember it .. but you can do it! Obviously I have my good days and my bad. I meant it when I said I was getting over my son's dad, but they day I wrote this entry I couldn't pretend these feelings didn't exist because at the time they were so strong! It seemed contradictory of me to say "I'm over it" one post and then be like "I HATE HIM!" the next post but it's all apart of the healing game. You will have your good and bad days too and every day you will get stronger and it will be easier to deal with. Honestly I didn't care about my ex at all at the end of my pregnancy until after I had my son and I started daydreaming up a perfect family in my head .. but again that passes. Keep your head up! Take every step you can to get strengthen your heart and enjoy your pregnancy. You can do it and in the end you and your baby will be fine! Amanda- thank you! I’m happy that you can comfort in my blog. It’s so tough to be in the position you’re in. I remember it .. but you can do it! Obviously I have my good days and my bad. I meant it when I said I was getting over my son’s dad, but they day I wrote this entry I couldn’t pretend these feelings didn’t exist because at the time they were so strong! It seemed contradictory of me to say “I’m over it” one post and then be like “I HATE HIM!” the next post but it’s all apart of the healing game.

You will have your good and bad days too and every day you will get stronger and it will be easier to deal with. Honestly I didn’t care about my ex at all at the end of my pregnancy until after I had my son and I started daydreaming up a perfect family in my head .. but again that passes.

Keep your head up! Take every step you can to get strengthen your heart and enjoy your pregnancy. You can do it and in the end you and your baby will be fine!

]]> By: Amanda http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Amanda Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:30:29 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-626 Wow i couldn't find ur blog at a more perfect timing. Im 2 months pregnant and my now "ex" bf just broke up not even 2 days ago. All for stupid ridiculous reasons. Ya I have support from my mom and my friends but Im hurt and torn apart that the one person I want to have support from can't even be there. Just this whole situation alone made him realize he doesn't want to be with me because he doesn't want the baby. Although this one particular post is really deep and u honestly put out the way it really is as a single mother and your problems with your babys daddy... It does scare me and worries me of whats to come of the future and how am I going to get through this because already im so depressed and don't know what to do... but this blog does help a a lot and makes me feel better to find other people who are going through the same thing as I or who have already been there and done that. It does make me feel that I can be strong and I can make it through this! Wow i couldn’t find ur blog at a more perfect timing. Im 2 months pregnant and my now “ex” bf just broke up not even 2 days ago. All for stupid ridiculous reasons. Ya I have support from my mom and my friends but Im hurt and torn apart that the one person I want to have support from can’t even be there. Just this whole situation alone made him realize he doesn’t want to be with me because he doesn’t want the baby. Although this one particular post is really deep and u honestly put out the way it really is as a single mother and your problems with your babys daddy… It does scare me and worries me of whats to come of the future and how am I going to get through this because already im so depressed and don’t know what to do… but this blog does help a a lot and makes me feel better to find other people who are going through the same thing as I or who have already been there and done that. It does make me feel that I can be strong and I can make it through this!

]]> By: Romanticizing the Useless | Raw and Honest Blog of a New Single Mom http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Romanticizing the Useless | Raw and Honest Blog of a New Single Mom Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:33:58 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-567 [...] I want to address the depression and the issues I have with Daddy that I wrote about. My problem is that I’m crazy. Seriously, lol, I feel like I am. I flip [...] [...] I want to address the depression and the issues I have with Daddy that I wrote about. My problem is that I’m crazy. Seriously, lol, I feel like I am. I flip [...]

]]> By: Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Bridgette Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:29:45 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-566 Lauren - that was my issue too when I first had my son. I wasn't able to get around good so everyone would stop by with a bag of fast food. And theres no denying that when I was pregnant I DEF gave into my cravings. I feel so insecure and ashamed about it! Lauren – that was my issue too when I first had my son. I wasn’t able to get around good so everyone would stop by with a bag of fast food. And theres no denying that when I was pregnant I DEF gave into my cravings. I feel so insecure and ashamed about it!

]]> By: Tam http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Tam Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:07:38 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-561 Lauren: I'm a happily married mum who suffered with post partum depression :) You can get through it, it just takes time. Lauren: I’m a happily married mum who suffered with post partum depression :) You can get through it, it just takes time.

]]> By: Bridgette http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Bridgette Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:36:25 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-551 Thank you for the support. I actually feel great that I got my feelings off my chest. I guess I just needed to get out everything on my mind that disgusts me right now. So refreshing. Thank you for the support. I actually feel great that I got my feelings off my chest. I guess I just needed to get out everything on my mind that disgusts me right now.

So refreshing.

]]> By: Asha http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Asha Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:07:41 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-550 Hey hey =) I will third what the other ladies said. Please get yourself to a doctor. Either your OBGYN or your primary. They can either get you some meds to help you feel better or get you meds AND a shrink to talk to. I had a shrink for a while and it was AWESOME to have a total stranger listen to me pour out my heart. She didn't know anyone I do, and there was no chance of her telling any one anything that I said (by law they can't). It was great. Keep blogging too. And love, this is YOUR blog. Blog how you want. I'll keep reading! Hey hey =) I will third what the other ladies said. Please get yourself to a doctor. Either your OBGYN or your primary. They can either get you some meds to help you feel better or get you meds AND a shrink to talk to. I had a shrink for a while and it was AWESOME to have a total stranger listen to me pour out my heart. She didn’t know anyone I do, and there was no chance of her telling any one anything that I said (by law they can’t). It was great. Keep blogging too. And love, this is YOUR blog. Blog how you want. I’ll keep reading!

]]> By: Lauren http://newsinglemama.com/457/putting-my-truth-and-honesty-out-there/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Lauren Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:04:03 +0000 http://newsinglemama.com/?p=457#comment-549 My depression ended by the time Anna was 3 months, but so many moms truly do need help getting over it --- so I second what Tam says: definitely go see a doctor, counselor, etc. (And if it makes you feel any better at all, I've met more than one happily married mom who struggled with postpartum depression). I gained about 40 lbs when I was pregnant, and weight loss was one of my big issues, too. My dad would watch Anna for an hour or so while I ate lunch, so I would use that as an opportunity to get away from her (which led me to grabbing fast food for lunch every.single.day.) I was finally able to control myself a little more when I joined my best friend at losing weight; however, I'm STILL struggling with the weight loss. Anna turns 18 months old soon, and I'm sitting around at 5-10 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight. My depression ended by the time Anna was 3 months, but so many moms truly do need help getting over it — so I second what Tam says: definitely go see a doctor, counselor, etc. (And if it makes you feel any better at all, I’ve met more than one happily married mom who struggled with postpartum depression).

I gained about 40 lbs when I was pregnant, and weight loss was one of my big issues, too. My dad would watch Anna for an hour or so while I ate lunch, so I would use that as an opportunity to get away from her (which led me to grabbing fast food for lunch every.single.day.) I was finally able to control myself a little more when I joined my best friend at losing weight; however, I’m STILL struggling with the weight loss. Anna turns 18 months old soon, and I’m sitting around at 5-10 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight.

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