Happy Single Mother: Real advice on how to stay sane and why things are better than you think

Thank you to Sarah Thompson, #HappySingleMother and #NetGalley for the Audiobook.As a single mom myself I was really interested to hear what Sarah Thompson had to say. Single moms face so much negativity, pressure and expectations that is unnecessary. Sarah looks at all the positive views of single motherhood, all of which I experienced. Ten years after my divorce, I am glad to see someone put out information that coincided with how I felt then (ostracized and overwhelmed) to how I feel now (grateful and confident).Even if you are not a single mom you should listen to this. Every mother, married or not, feels like a single mom at some point.

I thought this would be a great read being I AM a single mother but I couldn't get into it after the first couple pages of intro where the author clearly states they ARE NOT a single mother yet writing a book about being a single mother. Grant it mothers automatically take on more responsibility than the other parent when there is a partner present. It would've been more authentic and relatable to be from an ACTUAL REAL single mother who doesn't have the other parent helping and family helping. That's not a single mother that's a mother who is no longer with the other parent and has support. Mothers sometimes confuse what a single mother is with being single and mothering or not being with the dad but getting help as a single mother. I am here in frustration to say it's not the same even a little.

If you are a single mum, do not hesitate. I have been on my own with my daughter for 17 years, which has been very hard at times. The comments you receive from other people, the way you do not get invited to couples gatherings anymore, and society's general attitude towards you that you are bringing up delinquents are all addressed in this book. It is like a good friend finally understanding. If you find yourself gritting your teeth when a friend tells you they are like a single parent because their husband is away for a week, this book is for you. Lots of practical and positive advice on everything from finance, adjusting friendships and managing your children's expectations. I can not recommend enough.

Great book, was really suprised how good it was and made me feel so much better. I read few help books already for single mums and they were good too full of important advice and practical tips but this book (has them too )but its very diffrent, others are often written from the perspective that something bad happened and you r the victim( yes its true) but thats not the only way of thinking and this book gives that other perspective,shows so many positives we can gain from our new situation( yes there are also true not made up only to make us feel batter), i like the observations of our society, statistics and reasarch papers mentioned,history(really gives better understanding how patriarchal system discriminates women,single mothers),loved funny personal anecdotes, useful tips, this book made me happy every time i read it, really lift my morals, i tried to be slow and got sad i finished it already , gonna reread it again! Its like having coffee and interesting chat with a wise fun friend,I highly recommend it

Eliminates a lot of the feelings of fear and worry you have as a parent who has ‘subjected’ your children to a life with separated parents.

Thank you Sarah for a heart warming, authentic, informative and user friendly book. Made me laugh, made me cry and made me cheer loudly!Wished I’d had your book by my side thirty years ago when I became a single mother of three teenage sons. We lived in an area of the country unfamiliar to us at the time as my former husband’s job move relocated our family from the North West to the South West. It was bewildering to say the least.Now the mother of three adult sons who are all brilliant fathers in their own inimitable way. Also the proud mother in law to three much loved daughters in law and a very happy Granny to six splendid, fun and adored grandchildren.So to readers of Sarah’s book, use it, lend it, buy it for your friends, treasure the strength it will give you and celebrate us single Mothers of all ages. Yes queens, slay!( the last three words of Sarah’s book chosen by her daughter) xx

Thank you to Gingerbread for the email which pointed me towards this book and Thank You Sarah for writing and the publishing team for bring brave enough to publish it.It is amazing, inspired and has changed my life, having joining the ranks of single Mothers via divorce, this book has given me peace of mind like nothing else. Once I started listening/reading to it, I could not stop, it has been the best use of my childfree time that I have had in months. I have already started recommended it to other single Mothers and have bought a hard copy so tgat it can be share being a group of us who currently support each other.If you are single mother (happy or not) this is the book for you!