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Tired and slightly bedraggled, I asked my husband to bathe and get the kids settled for bed. We call this “tagging out,” like the WWF.<\/p>\n

As I dumped pasta into Tupperware, I thought of all of the parents I know who don’t have anyone to “tag.”<\/p>\n

They are parenting alone for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

Widowed.
\nDivorced.
\nSeparated.
\nMilitary.
\nSpouses who have road-warriors partners.
\nSpouses who have judgmental, abusive, or just plain mean to the kids-partners (so one spouse has to run constant interference and get the kids away from mean spouse).
\nSpouses who have to remain with a sick family member while the other one does the heavy-parenting lifting.
\nA spouse who is in school and away a lot.
\nSingle parenting by choice
\nSingle parenting by not choice.<\/p>\n

The list could go on and on for why someone is parenting alone.<\/p>\n

Tonight, my patience ran out and someone was here to help me. To save me from my children. And from myself.<\/p>\n

For everyone “alone” out there, please know that while you dig deep for one more book, one more cuddle, one more smile…you are not alone.<\/p>\n

You are not alone.<\/p>\n

You are NOT alone.<\/p>\n

And if I could come and tag you out, I would.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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