Being a single Mom while trying to run a household has more 

than enough stress, let alone than when something breaks down. 

 In my opinion, most Single Moms running a household 

accomplish more in one day than most Men do in a week.  

Now I am not trying to be prejudice towards Men because after 

all, I happen to be one.  However, it amazes me at how much 

many of the single Mothers can seem to get accomplished in a 

day.  

Not only do many of them have to hold down full time 

jobs, but also need to take care of the family as well.  Their 

day starts by getting up early, feed the kids breakfast, pack 

their lunches, and get them off to school. She must accomplish 

all of this before going to work herself.   By then, I would 

be spent, and ready for a well deserved beer. 

However for many of the single mothers their day is only 

beginning.   After making sure the kids have been clothed, 

fed, and off to school, now it's time to get her self ready 

for work.  After getting kids fed and off to school, I would 

think that going to work is like taking a break!  

After working all day she now must make sure the kids have 

arrived home from school safely, then cook and feed them 

dinner.  Hopefully her kids are old enough to help clean up 

the kitchen.   Next make sure there are plenty of clean 

clothes and the kids have been bathed for the next school day. 

 After dinner there is homework to get done. Plus whenever 

there is time, she must squeeze in grocery shopping, paying 

bills plus countless other duties I can't begin to think of.  

Many kids also have after school activities such as Sports, 

Band etc?   Honestly, I have no clue how they do it.

I suppose if I was put in the same situation I could somehow 

find the strength to do it all but, I have my doubts.  I find 

it hard enough to complete most tasks let alone, trying to 

raise a family on my own.

I grew up in a household with a Single Mom and although at the 

time I did not realize it, My Mother did a lot more than I 

ever gave her credit for.   I wished she would have lived long 

enough for me to really show how much I appreciated what she 

did.

While growing up, one of things that would frustrate my 

Mother the most was when something needed repair around the house.   

This usually put my Mother in a bad mood and there was a lot of stress in 

the houseuntil whatever it was that needed fixing was fixed.

I often analyzed this, and wondered why a plugged drain in a 

bathroom we hardly used would bother her so much.   Certainly 

we could all share one bathroom.  After growing up I realized 

the frustrations she felt, was because of the lack of 

knowledge when it came to home repairs.

Usually not wanting to hire a contractor, she often depended 

on a married so called boyfriend to fix things for her.  My 

Mother became a widow at a young age (39) and I am sure she 

felt a certain amount of self pity, as life dealt her a tough 

blow. 

I often wondered if she felt she had to compromise herself 

just to get things done or did she really have any real 

interest in this guy.  Back then there were not many resources 

for Women to learn as there are today as it was still a Man's 

world so to say.  

In the last decade there has been an increase in the number of 

Single Women who are beginning to take on even more around 

their house by learning how to fix many common household 

items. 

Taking on the challenges that were once thought of as "The 

Man's Work" is now becoming status quo.  By educating 

themselves Women are becoming stronger with more self 

confidence.  

Much of this can be credited to networks such as Lifetime TV 

and the readily available information on the internet from 

sites such as http://www.i-dont-need-a-man.com  

Women today are becoming more independent and realizing that 

many repairs that were once thought of a Man's Job they can do 

themselves.  Years ago there was a saying from a famous brand 

that said "You've Come a Long Way Baby" that phrase may have 

been ahead of it's time, but not anymore!