Maria Roberts

Blog URL:http://www.singlemotherontheverge.blogspot.com
Blog Tags:Mother, Mum, Boys, London, Family, Shopping, Manchester, Single Parent, Love
Country:United Kingdom
Location:London

Talk of love, motherhood, London, friends, teenagers, and family by the author of Single Mother on the Verge, (Pengiun, £6.99)



Latest Blog Posts



What made the list of my top 20 TV programmes of 2015?Nothing.It was allBOBBINS*Except Doctor Who, which showed some merit.

Why 38 is not the new 28Tomorrow is my birthday. My birthday is always on December 29th, what my friend Emmeline calls "The perineum of Christmas and New Year". That bit of the festive period when people are ready to stay in and watch TV and there's...

As my social media is switched off I can't engage with the comments or opinions. But here's support from the UK's leading publisher of short fiction, the award-winning Comma Press. Thanks....In the words of Taylor Swift 'haters gonna' hate'.So,...

In this article written in the Telegraph ahead of the election a MAN raises the issue of the working poor debate.Working poor is related in the main to the high cost of living – it is high housing and utility costs that are making life more difficu...

Tidying up

on Oct 24, 2015

In the raft of abusive comments that have accompanied by article on 'the working poor' in the Telegraph - well there's everything, where do do we begin - there are also some people taking a more level headed approach. Thank you. What's most interesti...

Most importantly I want to point out that my current employer, who I joined in September, takes a respectful and supportive approach to his employees and to myself as his employee.Not only does he pay above the Minimum Income Standard in the UK...

Debt and income

on Oct 24, 2015

I know that if you are vitriolic against single mothers, because you are coming here to find bait for the Telegraph comments section, you won't like this.An explanation is in a blog post below but I've cut and pasted it here:But why am I so poor? It'...