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We hear hundreds of stories from single parents each year. Read some of these stories here, using our topic filter to help you find stories that are relevant to you.
Would you like to share your single parent story with the Gingerbread community? Sharing your story can help other single parents feel they're not alone. It can also give you a chance to reflect on your single parent journey.
Before you get in touch, make sure you feel ok about sharing your story with us and other single parents. If you need advice or support, take a look at our information pages or contact our advisors via our helpline or webchat.
For ideas of what to write about, read our single parent stories and when you feel ready, fill out our online form. We're keen to share stories from all parts of our single parent community and we publish as many stories as we can.
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Victoria Benson shares what Single Parents’ Day means to her
When I became a single parent I had six children at home. It was a time of huge change and I didn’t know where to start. I felt completely on my own, I had nowhere...
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Daniel Betts is a single parent from Basingstoke UK. He runs the website The Breaking Dad and the Instagram account @the_breaking_dad, documenting his journey through single parenthood. Single parents all over the UK and the rest...
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Ria’s story
Single parent Ria is going to be our champion fundraiser for the 2020 London Marathon! In most recent blog for us, she discusses her training regime and balancing priorities. You can read her first Single...
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Jemma’s story
Jemma lives in Linlithgow with her 8-year-old son Archie and when not trying to juggle childcare, housework and writing, works part-time as a web editor for the University of Edinburgh. Jemma won Gingerbread’s ‘One in...
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Carla-Jo’s story
Carla-Jo lives with her 3 year old son in a small town in Somerset. She teaches mindfulness locally and online, and has just launched a podcast on the topic for single parents. In this blog,...
To learn more about Carla-Jo’s work, you can visit her website. You can also listen to her new podcast where she interviews psychologists, therapists and practitioners to explore how single parents can use mindfulness to support...
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Natalie’s story
Natalie is a single mother to an amazing toddler, a part-time teacher and writer, and she tries to keep up her running in her spare time (what spare time?!). Let me ask you a question: have...
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Lidia is an inspired, passionate, proud single mother who was born in South Africa and now lives in the UK. She is a mother to an amazing teenage daughter, who is one of Lidia’s inspirations...
Gingerbread is currently undertaking research to understand better the experiences of single parent families in taking part in sport. This research will allow Gingerbread to make the case to leisure trusts around the country to...
I sincerely ask to take a few minutes to complete the survey, Sport and You. Essentially Gingerbread wants to support us as single parents to access more fitness and leisure facilities. I am passionate about...
The survey closes at midday on Monday 18 February so be sure to do it before then! At the end, you’ll have the chance to enter a prize draw to win one of two £50 Love2Shop...
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Marie’s story
Marie is a proud single mother of two girls who have unknowingly taught her so much. Here she writes about what adult education meant for her. I left school at 16 with unspectacular GCSE results and...
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Jemma’s story
Jemma Wallace is a writer from Edinburgh, currently working on her first novel as winner of the #WeArethe1in4 competition with Gingerbread and Trapeze Books. Jemma is mum to seven-year-old Archie and works part-time as a...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. When I was child, I spent most of my time in my own, or someone else’s imagination. I can create a character...
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Ann’s story
Ann is mother to 12-year-old Karim, who has autism. Karim loves sports and plays rugby, tennis and basketball. He also plays snooker in his local league, plays pool for Sussex, and is a talented singer...
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