Swagger with grace

Tania

If you have been a regular reader of my blogs, then you would see a consistent pattern in my stories. I have a love for my children that runs through my blood and I will always maintain that they are the only right thing that I have done in my life, all the other things that I have done for others is merely a by-product of knowing that my children are watching me to see how they should feel, think, and act when they are alone in the world. So it’s no shocker to me, but it might be to others that one my wedding day the first toast we gave was to my husband’s Godwife. Yes, I said it I handpicked a woman that I asked to marry him if I died and she was the first person we toasted at our wedding.

She Shines The Brightest

Tania

When you’re a single Mom of four children, you miss out on a lot of cool quality time moments with just one child at a time. You spend a lot of time in maintenance mode, just trying to hope that there is enough time at the end of the day to brush their teeth and read a bedtime story. You often wish for just a few moments to hang out with one child and ask them how their day was. So in my house, that special time is often spent with whoever is helping me with supper dishes. But over time, that gets old and boring. So this summer I decided to take one child on a special trip with just the two of us. Our destination, Vancouver British Columbia.

You Can Always Count on Me

Tania

One of the things that has occurred to me is that I am not convinced that most couples who are together are actually happy. Think about it for a moment. How many couples do you know that should actually be together? Yes, I can think of a few but overall, most couples truly don’t seem happy to get together. And in all honesty, it is those people who have said the cruelest, thoughtless comments that you could say to any single Mom: “I could never be apart from my children.” Ouch! I have heard a thousand versions of this statement and it’s all from the same types of people. The ones that would rather be unhappy than alone.

I Had Big Dreams for My Family

Tania

Entering the world of dating, relationships, and sex after spending most of my life with the same man has its ups and downs. Sure it is fun to think about the new opportunities and experiences that life has to offer but there are four elephants in the room. I have four kids who will always come first.

No Uncles

I have spent the last 18 months making sure that they would not have to endure the pain meeting any “Uncle’s” until I was sure of two things: They were ready and I met someone that was worth meeting them. Needless to say, they haven’t met anybody yet. But I have spent a lot of time putting my toes in the puddles and thinking about some of what Mr. Txtulater has written about women who end up wanting more than they can have. So today I am going to flip it a little and write about women who date with their children as a priority.