Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionYet, through all the ups and downs of the pandemic, she and other single parents have continued to do the absolute best by their families.
When Jackie moved to Lanarkshire for a fresh start with her two boys, aged 13 and nine, she sensed that her new status as single mum attracted assumptions about her life and her aptitude as a parent. “I think there is still a stigma and you’re quite often told just to get on with things,” said Jackie, 43. “It can be quite isolating in as much as you can have friends but, if they are not in a similar situation, it is difficult for them to appreciate where you are coming from.“At times, my.
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