Articles Tagged: Kelly Rose Bradford

The Semi-Detached Parent: self-help books and the 5 Cs

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 25, 2011

I do love a self-help book. Not because I read them from cover to cover, gulping down the advice and acting on it, but because they make you explore ideas. Mull over stuff you'd usually dismiss as pop-psych clap-trap.

The Semi-Detached Parent: What single parenting has taught me

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 23, 2011

It's now a full two months since I officially became a single mother. This is what I have learned: That it is bloody hard work and I refuse to believe anyone would do it from choice (I am looking at YOU Miriam Stoppard and speaking in a Firm Voice).

The Semi-Detached Parent: Are single mums demonised by society?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 2, 2011

Are single-mums stigmatised and judged by society? Last week, the singer Jamelia fronted a programme about Britain's 1.8 million single mums – of whom she is one – and branded it 'the club that no-one wants to join.'

The Semi-Detached Parent: The day my son's dad moved out

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 12, 2011

I had not prepared myself at all for when the front door closed on my ex for the last time. The week leading up to his leaving, when not dealing with packing boxes and furniture removal and endless shifting of stuff from the attic, from sheds, from under beds and little used cupboards, had mainly been spent reassuring our son.

The Semi-Detached Parent: School rules

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jul 29, 2011

Just before the summer break, I decided to go and see my son's school teacher to let her know that things would be a bit different for my little boy when he returned to school in September.

The Semi-Detached Parent: Access, maintenance and the pit of despair

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jul 22, 2011

I did something awful last week. I can see NOW that it was awful, and, if I'm honest, I knew at the time it was awful. But it was also (at the moment I did it) necessary and done entirely out of need.

The Semi-Detached Parent: Heidi Withers email - this is just the beginning!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jul 1, 2011

How important is it to get on with your in-laws? That's probably something bride-to-be Heidi Withers is asking herself right now, after the email she received from her future mother-in-law went viral when she forwarded it on to some friends.