Every Christmas, I hear my fellow single parents wishing "if only" they had someone (even if it’s only until New Year’s Eve) then the joy of Christmas would’ve been complete for their family. Like, maybe the kids can get better gifts, etc.

To be honest, I think my Christmas is fine with just me and the little guy (in fact, I think it’s perfect). Even if it means we’ll be having nothing too fancy.

And starting a relationship just so that you have someone to spend the holiday with it… sounds like too much drama, especially when you have babies.

On the other hand, it may be a good idea to share Christmas with other single-parent-family.

Your thought on this?
(why did my questions always end up in this section? just because i said babies?)
LEDIA, I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure Christmas is harder to you than to some of us.

I lost my brother one Christmas morning, many years ago, he was very young. I lost my mom later, and my dad earlier this year, and having all of them around on Christmas day would’ve been perfect too.

Will you be with your child for Christmas/Put your holiday here? Will the other parent see them? Anyone sharing the holiday together? Do you still see the ex inlaws? What’s your plan? Think there will be drama?

Most of you know I’ve been single since pregnancy after ending a 7 year relationship, but it is important for me to share the big events with her father, as I won’t give them up. So, I’ve invited Bella’s father to spend the night Christmas Eve (not with me, with the futon), so he can share the experiance when she wakes up Christmas morning and do the present thing. Then his family has invited all of us to their house for their big brunch. We’ll probably be there till afternoon when we have to go back to my place and start dinner, for assorted friends and family, he’ll join us for that too. My parents do Christmas Eve instead of Christmas day (they like to relax), so they aren’t getting left out. I expect it to be drama free as we’re fine, we just bicker occasionally now. Oo0oh except for his grandmother…She’ll give me grief but I think I can take her. lol.

Everyone else- What are you doing?
For a better 2009- I’m so sorry for your loss. She’s 18 months, so she grasps that Daddy doesn’t live here, he visits. I do understand the sleeping over thing could be an issue in the future hopefully she’ll think of it as a slumber party, anyhow we’ll jump off that bridge when we come to it.
Michelle- I totally understand. It’s all about what’s best for our babies. It hasn’t been easy to get to this point. He had to kick a major painkiller addiction (from a serious accident around the time we conceived) before I would give him such an honor. Not to mention the constant talks we have regarding what’s appropriate, how to treat me an her, what he can say (no swearing, no fighting), no drinking before coming to see us, etc. It’s been a TON of work to get here, I’m just hard-headed.