Monday, Monday - Single Parent Brain Cloud?
I’m back from vacation today and have been hit with a Monday like none other even before 8am.
The vacation, on the other hand, was great. Took in a concert, went to a car show, went dancing .. typical vacation activities.
In celebration of Monday, I want to bring attention to an article that I came across this morning in the Toronto Star. It’s called “Suggestions to get those synapses snapping”
This is a great piece by Peter Ehrlich on how to keep your adult life intact and how to remain a “thinker” instead of just going on auto-pilot as a single parent.
In the article he says:
Single moms and dads suffer from “Single Parent Brain Cloud” (SPBC), but it’s not fatal and you don’t have to jump into a volcano.
SPBC is caused by the following:
Years of baby-talk in the sandbox without the benefit of a partner to give you a break, so we’ve played in sand twice as long as a married parent.
Exhaustion from sparring with your ex.
Reading only People magazine, and only at the checkout line.
Dreaming, when it gets dark, only of bed.
Lack of buzz below your belt.
SPBC begins to run its course when your child or the last of your children turn 10.
At around that age, children leave your legs to do what you will soon be doing – discovering their selves. The result of the independent child is the medicine that cures Brain Cloud and puts your grey matter on standby for its “second coming.”
How can we take advantage of the fact that our synapses are ready to snap again?
Any great ideas out there to add to the list of how you keep your adult life intact while raising a child on your own? Let’s hear them … we can all benefit!
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