<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:39:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/singleparent/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sharing My Stories to Inspire and Connect.. The Start of My Adventure.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Hive community! 👋 I am Leilane S. Cambel, my nickname is ‘Leila’, and I’m new here. I’m so excited to be here and to start sharing my personal journey with all of you. My goal is simple: to inspire,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introblog/@leila0268/sharing-my-stories-to-inspire-and-connect-the-start-of-my-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introblog/@leila0268/sharing-my-stories-to-inspire-and-connect-the-start-of-my-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[introblog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leila0268]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6KincH1mMRDEkvcUA8XrSPyuShhCjw9jK4ZjqDcPGMTVWbNv3pZ63hM2u6kbsT5Y9DpaqpGRCAo41EQCG7Sju6GCqnfvAA6B3sovEoDx9R5KPAnHdkNeuCEd4gHTyGiqhvDUCAtEVb6CBqLqUZEFi7KJhTdmVGqHA7M6uerXzimHNn7e1sDF6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diary of a single mother.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my fellow hivers, hope December met you all in good condition. I am here to share my experience and challenges as a single mom of two children a male and a female. Most people in the community where]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@cecilia82/diary-of-a-single-mother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@cecilia82/diary-of-a-single-mother</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165757]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cecilia82]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDnDUFWVGmZTxGbaz7WbueWth6x4XeDHng1Tgi9eZs5U3JbFgvMnfYCAUkssEFuwJpMKtHvKhXzQCQr9XJPPC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Undreamed Parenting ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends, it is my pleasure to dive into this week's topic from hive Naija weekly prompt that says; 1️⃣𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚛𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@funshee/an-undreamed-parenting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@funshee/an-undreamed-parenting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[funshee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn9ZPSQFxDVxQCaG5AZw7ERNzghJRY9KePce1fAaBPM3oQaJezUBsRfs9rY7sKPT82ijhiddY1Pt8yWF34YE8wP62gMqsbpWPfgUftVEk5Mou6ukDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single parenting..... maintaining balance hivenaija#09]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello hivenaijians, hope you all are doing great. I will be responding to this week's prompt which is on single parenting and how to maintain a healthy work - life balance. This is kind of a personal topic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@beckyroyal/single-parenting-maintaining-balance-hivenaija09</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-11060/@beckyroyal/single-parenting-maintaining-balance-hivenaija09</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-11060]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beckyroyal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hN7DCZz5KtqM62ehSk9WHNR1idNXwPLGnAydixyJW7rAHKHkxc1cAPfqM3dCw3sXqKyx86uvd6QQEz9yL3kTsh97py1okhczU2hqFn4qCXTFNcv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fathers Who Leave | Ladies of Hive #133]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, the wonderful Ladies of Hive asked its members to comment on the topic of single mothers, regardless if they were one or not. Fuu J on Unsplash Immediately, when I read that, an alert went up]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@honeydue/the-fathers-who-leave-or-ladies-of-hive-133</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@honeydue/the-fathers-who-leave-or-ladies-of-hive-133</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 10:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgeezW1LNMmsBQjvXdVCrvADPh8ABXouuiKCATKG2sKLMb22ajNVL61bCrqUMB7vFibXnsYoMTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The story of a single parent(mom)and her success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day ladies! How are you ladies?I hope everyone is fine and having a great day today. For todays blog ,I am going to share you the story of a single parent ,a single mom as well and her success. Ate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@mitch18/the-story-of-a-single-parentmomand-her-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@mitch18/the-story-of-a-single-parentmomand-her-success</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mitch18]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwq3HndcWL3vsSVBXr2VZzTPP1AiP73cZ5YqKGDJzVretM16f8WtaBKfATu6R4GcWQKudxnuv57RNh8j2Y2X9pnD3FYe8NN8M6yma7md2ZfLEJa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life of a Single-Parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings to Motherhood Community! Since I'm new here, I wanted to introduce myself as @usagidee and share some of my parenting journey as a single mother. First of all, I wanted to thank @victoriabsb]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@usagidee/life-of-a-single-parent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@usagidee/life-of-a-single-parent</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165757]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[usagidee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2022 11:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids First: Reblending A Fractured Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a VERY strange scenario that I find myself in. And it's really come about due to my daughter wanting to have a relationship and connection with her little 6 year old half-brother. My daughter Ploi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@artemislives/kids-first-reblending-a-fractured-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@artemislives/kids-first-reblending-a-fractured-family</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artemislives]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPw3NS9MoVqcfqk4sB9VwwPd3jNA646dCGfu881NpNm5VT2qhUyEcgJ1UK7ZSzrEUyfxMaeCWL8uhRfArhB6ePhVDC3RsWUzWu6kqskAtDyRdo54kHPfj58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLOG SERIES 2: DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM | THE PREPARATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's my second installment of the blog series I mentioned on my first post which is the Diary of a single mom, The Beginning. If you're unable to read it you can check it out here --> Diary of A Single]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@sassycebuana/blog-series-2-diary-of-a-single-mom-or-the-preparation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-165757/@sassycebuana/blog-series-2-diary-of-a-single-mom-or-the-preparation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-165757]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sassycebuana]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQMxHyrUWjoc5yktSrB84c3fNhG6k55LtjZVyzsVRJLZrUcqubte9GxHB6NJX5yLxH28qxjD8jSitPPgHjvyx25ynspwgZ3jfWDKcEgpHD9dMR1CqSun4og?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her smile makes me smile. Her laugh is infectious. Her heart is pure and true. 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She loves me more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@cheri-b/her-smile-makes-me-smile-her-laugh-is-infectious-her-heart-is-pure-and-true-above-all-i-love-that-she-is-my-daughter-xmumyoe8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@cheri-b/her-smile-makes-me-smile-her-laugh-is-infectious-her-heart-is-pure-and-true-above-all-i-love-that-she-is-my-daughter-xmumyoe8</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cheri-b]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 13:26:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3NJww7tXib1rakcnLkz8HVxZo9BVAk1RR4m6rawEJCoWMBFa5X3eKVKM8LXwKLLnCNEnjAvUjBZkH7ShWhGvZWswNFYgXWFf3piYmYb4QUJ1PPX76RzTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadows Don't Lie - Chapter 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 3 In a green Panama hat, a well pressed white top, and a pair of green trousers, the Security of Jona Group of Companies eased up in his tracks when the frontage of one of Ana's car revealed itself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@n-o-bekoe/shadows-don-t-lie-chapter-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@n-o-bekoe/shadows-don-t-lie-chapter-3</guid><category><![CDATA[romance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[n-o-bekoe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:14:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadows Don't Lie - Chapter 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 2 Ana was up before morning broke. She had been doing this for the past decade so it had become a part of her. Toasted bread with fried egg was all her busy day permitted. In the kitchen, while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@n-o-bekoe/shadows-don-t-lie-chapter-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/romance/@n-o-bekoe/shadows-don-t-lie-chapter-2</guid><category><![CDATA[romance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[n-o-bekoe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:08:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life of a Single Parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being single is not a happy feeling. No one wants to be single for the rest of their lives. Imagine the lonely nights, the sad moments youll go through alone and when you're feeling down there is no one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@roselouren/life-of-a-single-parent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@roselouren/life-of-a-single-parent</guid><category><![CDATA[singleparent]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[roselouren]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 02:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErNePttXMD119KeE4QErXsKtH63beZ9ziNE14idgvWmp8QWaoFL7AZeUgzB6UGhiatPsWDEgWErvTGVgohpaTBqPJ49WuUhdeohQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepita]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Pepita. Hi Steemies, I drew a new character today. A little girl named Pepita. She loves to take a walk at the park and play with the birds and some random cute pets. Pepita enjoys the outdoors]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dinglehopper/pepita-8e6b8e54462e3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dinglehopper/pepita-8e6b8e54462e3</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dinglehopper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMwiBXXnjHCjJ1k7gyjDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Parents - Should You Tell Your Child/Children About The Mother/Father  They Have Never Seen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a single parent,our greatest fear is when our child would ask about the missing parent. Either you became a single parent because of divorce, separation, death, by choice or by accident. I hear a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@purpledaisy57/single-parents-should-you-tell-your-child-children-about-the-mother-father-they-have-never-seen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@purpledaisy57/single-parents-should-you-tell-your-child-children-about-the-mother-father-they-have-never-seen</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[purpledaisy57]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 05:22:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGLBqcS6Ur4eDEbMP3xps5oDNn3L75uQQVY8MpSxQj7Qz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Rica -- What I learned from traveling with a 4.5 Year Old]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently went on a 12 day trip to Costa Rica with my 4.5 Year Old Son. It was the first time him and I had traveled for this long, exclusively. The fact that we were in another country, where he could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@pdxlove/costa-rica-what-i-learned-from-traveling-with-a-4-5-year-old</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@pdxlove/costa-rica-what-i-learned-from-traveling-with-a-4-5-year-old</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pdxlove]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:06:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeaAiSraPdN4gMx41CY21MLUnLJmqmc7bJgM44CrGXc4uNbemuRCjNsR69c6JmKrpHmyWRTbjG4xqTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Parent By Choice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any #single #parents out there? How about anyone that became a single parent by choice? I did...8 years ago. I wanted a #child and I was getting to the point that if I didn't get pregnant it was going]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@mruben/single-parent-by-choice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/parenting/@mruben/single-parent-by-choice</guid><category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mruben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGi1Q2vDiNePDfnv4xBR69bcSvpU4jFBfkzupajgvwzTCqxWc2UTyp2cHMVbpeZXcMMeHNYBmUXGKWFGj5XurE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single Parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Single parenting is tough and the single parent is sometimes looked down because of various reasons. If the child loses their parent during her childhood, then the kid won't be knowing much about it but]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@shivanir1197/single-parent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@shivanir1197/single-parent</guid><category><![CDATA[singleparent]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shivanir1197]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:11:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHn4wHtEbu2fsj8Ca7akfiJi4v99y9kYMWavAcN4vDLqg9Xqx9zpRZHa1vtnE8j4msveJxVRjrWqhBj5bHnLii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Dear Single Parent Preppers:"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Dear Single Parent Preppers: If there’s one thing I know about, it’s taking care of things by myself. If you’ve been a single parent for a while, you know exactly what I mean. You’re the breadwinner,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/preparedness/@tempestrhayne/dear-single-parent-preppers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/preparedness/@tempestrhayne/dear-single-parent-preppers</guid><category><![CDATA[preparedness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tempestrhayne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 21:31:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[To those young Single-Parent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young single mothers "Stupid slut!" "She's dirty" "What a fucking whore" Is she really? Do you know the story? I'm sick of hearing these things. Everyone else sees them as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@jinalove/to-those-young-single-parent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/singleparent/@jinalove/to-those-young-single-parent</guid><category><![CDATA[singleparent]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinalove]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 07:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdD7oTcjLyqMYV5JPD5wHww72f9JVnv69Xsc1VLxx1SZ3KcGnuQLRLMZrrun2vXAmaH3s7ifbjcEiEp6KRhSmCKk72GVsfD6LbjEeqYLCL8ruvni1LoMrWgN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>