solo parenting
One-adult child-rearing
Solo parenting is raising children without a partner, whether by choice, circumstance, or the other parent's absence.
The term emphasizes self-reliance more than *single parenting*, which may still imply shared custody or co-parenting arrangements: She's been solo parenting since her husband deployed overseas.
Solo parenting three kids while working full-time is exhausting.
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- strengthPower to exert force
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
resilient · childcare · homework · guilt · independence · sacrifice · routine · lonely · me time · multitasking · double duty · emotional labor · provider · nurturing · quality time · custody · divorced · widowed
- self-sacrificehuman shield, selflessness, self-denial, renunciation, forfeit
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
- custodychild custody, joint custody, custody agreement, custody schedule, custody evaluation
- Military Familiesmilitary spouse, military wife, military husband, military child, military brat
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