Movie suggestions for single parents?
I need some inspiration lately. Feeling unwanted and alone, because I am a single mother pursuing a degree- aka folks might want to sleep with me but not BE with me- I have this chance to travel right now and I can't- some movies about single parents with no family support who have their kids the majority of the time and still have good lives, love, and dreams work out for them would be most appreciated right now.
And if I watch Sleepless in Seattle I might just turn into a big marshmallow and explode all over my city, so please don't recommend that. Forrest Gump crossed my mind but the mother isn't the main character- she also screws the principal in order to get her son into school- which would be less than inspiring for me at present. There's the movie with Kate Winslet where she goes to Marrakesh on a spiritual journey with her two daughters, "Hideous Kinky" which I felt that I could relate to emotionally but not in the sense that I would be able to take the risks that the mother does in the film. That's all that came to mind. It seems strange to me that so many movies have two parents as a given, when there MUST be a pretty large population of folks like me, who can't even run to my car outside right now because my son could wake up and miss me and there's NO ONE, EVER to help. I'm feeling pretty goddamn trapped right now and I need to get out of this funk, and once again try to surround myself with more support because my support system has basically crumbled, once again, good old life & circumstance. If my son pops out of bed one more time right now I think I am going to just lie down on the floor and cry.
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Might I humbly suggest purchasing a copy of "Momz Hot Rocks"? http://www.momzhotrocks.com/ This is a documentary, made by a single mom, about mom rock bands. There are at least 2 single moms interviewed, including *me*--and I am a solo single mom.
I'm looking for info about where to get a DVD, but I think I'll have to ask Kate, the filmmaker, and get you the info.
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius"--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
yeh, that's the trailer.
Chocolat always makes me feel strong, independent and like I desperately want to move to France and make candy for a living.
Erin Brokovich reminds me that there is a world where single moms don't always lose and where it IS possible to make a difference, kids in tow. Helps that it's based on a true story.
Beyond that? Can't help ya. kids are mostly invisible in the media, and single mom stories are almost always about getting the guy as opposed to getting the good life. Hang in there, Birdie, you certainly aren't alone.
erin brockovich. i drew a blank, discounting anything that focused on the happy ending, i.e. getting a man, or rehabilitating herself. blech.
i would suggest also watching who does she think she is? even though not all the mothers featured are single. there is one artist in particular, maye torres, who speaks very candidly about how her art threatened her husband to where she got dumped and almost lost custody of her children. i found her story most compelling of all the artists. i've been to two screenings so far (one for mothers day, it was fantastic, the guy organizing it brought in woman and mother artists from the region and honored them at the screening, and honored his own mother, and the director did a q&a and interview.)
Yes to Chocolat and Erin Brokovich! Especially Erin Brokovich!
I only had one problem with Chocolat. At the time I was also a single mother, and I'm chained to Kansas City because my son's dad and I share custody. That movie made me want to scoop up my baby boy and gypsy across the world with him! I would have, too, because it's totally something I would do. But I can't because I'm trapped here. Still, it's a great movie.
Erin Brokovich made me feel empowered as a human being.
"Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth." -Buddha
Also thinking about "Mask" and "Mermaids", both of which feature Cher as the single mom (hmmmmm.....). And there's "My Neighbor Totoro" from Miyazaki. Single dad (because the mom is sick in the hospital, not dead like in a Disney movie)--but, what makes it a great single mom movie is how strong and resilient the young girl characters are, and how they get support from whatever resources they can, and that is how single moms work.
...i've been listening to "I come from a broken home" by Gil Sott-Heron recently and that has been giving me strength, and challengning me to think about how I'm going about growing (with) my child...
go well.
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