The experiential journey of female college students as single parents sought insight on the lived experiences of the participants as they go through their flight of having dual responsibilities – in their homes with their children and in the school as college students.  The participants in the study were left with sole responsibilities of parental obligations as when they got pregnant,   no boyfriends/husbands commit for shared duties. This study followed the Empirical Phenomenological Method of Research with the concepts of Filipino Psychology in examining the phenomenon in depth based on the participants’ experiences.   The participants were interviewed using guide questions, and individual responses were analysed in detail to come up with emergent themes.  The themes that emerged were the following:  family disgrace, frustration and financial hardships to family acceptance and support – child as the mediator;   single parent-social stigma; dual responsibilities against time; college education as a means for self-pride and the betterment of financial life;  utang na loob drive (debt of gratitude) and;  life is difficult - mind  before emotion- child as the driving force.

KEYWORDS:  single parents, phenomenology, lived experiences