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For raising children on your own. Talk with people in Malaysia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
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We help people with caring for an aging parent and co-parenting after separation, in person in Kuching and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Practical help for people dealing with autism and neurodivergent family life and parenting a struggling teen, plus a weekly drop-in.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
“A note for the next person. I was in the same place nearly four years ago. Their dad pays nothing, and I couldn't see past it. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart.”
“If you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad. I told my siblings exactly what I needed instead of hoping they'd notice and go slowly.”
“Sei que agora parece que não vais ter um minuto para ti. Eu também senti isso. O que me ajudou foi aceitar ajuda quando aparecia. Uma vizinha que ficava com os miúdos uma hora, uma colega que trazia sopa, o meu irmão que levava a Leonor ao parque. Não é fraqueza pedir. E tenta arranjar um cantinho na tua semana que seja só teu, mesmo que sejam dez minutos a ouvir um disco. Vais ver que esses minutos te salvam o dia.”
“I was right where you are in 2023. Sick days with no backup. That was my life. I wake up most days without that dread. It's slow, but it does come back. x”