Changing the Views on Single Parenting with Wit, Education and Support since 1992.
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Changing the Views on Single Parenting with Wit, Education and Support since 1992.
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When you have lemons –
you make lemonade.
Create a new life…
that you never would trade.
You begin a new lifestyle
and hold down the fort.
Gather strength and great courage…
with single-parent support.
A glass of water – that’s your family
squeezed lemons – divorce
some sugar – is love
and ice – is the force.
The force keeps you strong
and encouraged with life.
You’re now head of household…
no longer a wife.
Amazing what’s accomplished
through times of great strife.
We learn of our power…
the foundation in life.
So when you have lemons
just make lemonade.
With single parent support,
an extended family is made.
— Jodi Seidler ©
I am SO glad you found your way here. First and foremost – YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Here you will find support, encouragement, inspiration, and wisdom (plus a few chuckles). Making Lemonade - The Single Parent Network is a community for single parents of all kinds, founded by a divorced single mother. When I first got divorced, I found no real resources or expert information…so I started collecting information, resources, and connections I had made online. So, let’s begin this journey of not only surviving – but prospering as a single-parent man or woman. Making Lemonade was created at a time when I could not find any divorce or single parenting support. I was way over my head with feeling overwhelmed, juggling work, homework, and finances, and trying to keep my sanity.
At first, I went to the internet (this was 1996 when the web was a mere newborn). I started with an AOL home page, “A Day in the Life of a Single Mother.” And one day, after networking and researching my way through the internet, I bought this domain name….because “when life gives you lemons...” What do you do? I found I was always Making Lemonade. Hence the name. I slowly built up my little plot of land on the web – and now I am my most proud. This 20-year-old cyber child of mine is in its finest form, and this incarnation of Making Lemonade is dedicated to my son, Sam. We basically grew up together, each of us with our challenges, changing roles, and rules. We were teammates in the world of single parenting. The relationship between a parent and child changes from all the time, but the love is always present (maybe lessened during tantrums and time outs).
I’ve been writing my entire life: from journal writing to articles, stories, lyrics, and poetry. I’ve worked for magazines in Minneapolis and again in New York. I loved it. It’s all about being creative…like the things we do when we become a single parent. I am here to make a difference in the lives of single parents and their children, and it is important to me to help others and leave a legacy behind. So….Welcome to my world; welcome to something I am highly passionate about.
Take some time for yourself, relax and take a look, grab a beverage and enjoy the new and improved Making Lemonade – The Single Parent Network. Much of this content is from my book (no need to buy it now). I call this cyber baby – my Master’s Degree in divorce and single parenting ( and raising a boy to manhood). You get to basically read my journal, my cathartic ramblings, my spiritual evolution, and my feelings about relationships. Have some fun, some laughs, and hopefully a few “Aha Moments.” Read articles on Raising teenagers, divorce, dating, finances, articles for single dads, moms, step-parents, parents of special needs children, grandparents. Learn tips, gain support, all while receiving a single parenting education.
Jodi knows how to guide single moms and dads to move beyond their challenges and prosper in all areas of life. From raising a boy to manhood, Jodi has earned her ‘Masters Degree’ in single parenting. She is passionate about making a difference in the lives of single parents and their children and contributing her wise and witty guidance, knowledge, and experience.
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